Equity
Rosie's Place: an oasis, in Olympia, for Mason County street youth
Some 10 percent of the homeless teens who use this shelter in the state capital travel in from rural Mason County.
Gordon Weeks, a native of Des Moines, earned a bachelor of arts degree in journalism from Western Washington University in 1984. He has worked as a full-time reporter and editor for the past 30 years,
Some 10 percent of the homeless teens who use this shelter in the state capital travel in from rural Mason County.
At 9 percent, the Shelton School District's homeless rate is three times the state average, but there are no overnight shelters for kids under 18.