Oakland Unified copes with shocking rise in district's homeless student population

An East Bay father and his two sons recently decided they wanted to speak openly about their situation to bring their struggle to light. David Mestas and his two sons are currently living at the East Oakland Community Project Shelter. 'This is home,' said Mestas. 'We get a hot breakfast, lunch and hot dinner.' But that hasn't always been the case, especially during the pandemic.

But at the East Oakland Community Project shelter, they are trying their best to get back on track. 'I call it being resilient. This is home for thirteen months. We share a room and four bunks with the boys,' said Mestas. When asked if the teachers were aware some of their students are currently homeless, Anderson replied, 'So, some of the teachers know because it is based on relationships. And sometimes their kids will share that they are homeless. But we let the kid do that.

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