LANGLEY, Wash. — Kenny Moore and his family nearly had it all. Married nine years with two children, Moore had a reliable job driving a truck and the family was planning to buy a home. Then Moore got into a work-related wreck that changed everything.

Permanent injuries from the accident have made it difficult for Moore to find consistent work, leading to a cascade of losses for the family.

"We lost our truck, our car, our camper — about $100,000 worth of stuff. It has made it really hard to bounce back," Kenny said.

The family ended up at House of Hope on Whidbey Island, one of two overnight shelters in Island County operated by the Whidbey Homeless Coalition. The shelters serve more than 40 people and are the only overnight facilities in the county.

The Haven is an overnight shelter l

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