SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. – A Central Florida girl will take her story of homelessness to Capitol Hill.
Destiny Raynor, a local high school student who was recently featured on "60 Minutes," will testify Thursday before the House Financial Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity.
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The Metzger family was also featured on the TV show, which told the story of homelessness among children attending public schools in Seminole County. The Metzgers will attend the hearing in Washington.
Thomas Metzger lost his job and his house, and he and his two children had been living out of a truck for eight months.
"I took the last $1,000 I had and bought that truck," Metzger said.
The family was recently provided with a three-bedroom home.
The Subcommittee is examining the definition of homelessness included in the 2009 McKinney-Vento Act (HEARTH), which expands the definition to include families living in temporary, unstable situations (including with other households or in motels). Proposed House Rule 32 would streamline the proposed referral and eligibility process for families so that children and youth would be identified and more quickly served.
The Homeless Services Network of Central Florida is paying for the travel expenses for the families to provide testimony.
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