This story is from the News Collaborative of Central Florida, an initiative of independent local news outlets working toward a more informed and engaged Central Florida. It was originally published by WKMG-News 6 and ClickOrlando.com

For Kimberly Bravo, school mornings don’t start with a drive to campus.

Sometimes they start with a long walk, or a phone call to her mom, hoping she has gas money.

“I don’t feel like I’m a mom to my full potential because I can’t really be there for them,” Bravo said. “I can’t go pick them up if I don’t got gas money today.”

When we first met Bravo and her partner at SALT Outreach in Orlando, they’d been homeless for more than a month, moving between hotels, shelters, and sometimes sleeping outside.

The couple does what they can to provide for their kid

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