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Following his father Michael Mitchell jr. age 5, marchs along with the troops holding a nerf football which he used to play catch with dad earlier. The father Michael Mitchell is with the soldiers that will be leaving for Iraq. . About 400 Army…

Going to a barbecue, Tyrek Arnett 6, celebrates is birthday with some balloons as he walks into Loaves & Fishes, Friendship Park with his sister (right) Tynettia 7. The kids are both homeless and they were there with the parents. Loaves & Fishes…

Gabriela Garcia with her two children Leslie age 4, and Mariana Garcia (8 month old), receive an information pamplet form a Mexican Consulate employee Michel Marbella. Gabriela was sitting down with her children waiting for her husband who was…

Ely Yeraldyn from Santa Monica College, listens to a speaker backgound along with 10,000 students, faculty, etc, who marched up capitol mall to the capitol for a rally protesting disproportionate budget cuts, layoffs and student fee increase. Picture…

Waiting for the evening meal. As the majority of the children cannot stay with their families because of alcoholism, violence and abuse, and because they cannot adjust to the regularity of the orphanages, they often end up running away for a life in…

In the evening the children are allowed to watch TV. This is very popular in spite of the bad quality of the transmission.

Afternoon nap.

Alone.

A couple of times a day the children are counted to ensure that noone has run away.

After arriving at the center the children have to wash and hand in their clothes which is then washed or disposed of. Here 5 boys are showering under a hot tap.