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Paul Farmer

"I'm one of six kids, and the eight of us lived for over a decade in either a bus or a boat."

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"But there was something psychological happening there that was just a little bit different. And the other thing was, there was no stigma. Kids weren't going into the 'Center-for-Kids-That-Need-More-Help' or something like that. It was 826 Valencia."

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"I want my permanent address to be in Oklahoma. Someday, when I get married and I have kids, that's where I want to raise my kids."

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