Over a thousand school aged kids in Spokane Valley are homeless

Last December, Kelley Kemplin and her two elementary-aged kids were living out of a blue Chevy Traverse in Spokane Valley.

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Thu., Dec. 11, 2025

Kelley Kenplin holds her son Michael Osterhout, 9 as her daughter Ava Osterhout, 7 plays with toys before school at her home in Spokane on Thursday, December 4, 2025. The family moved into the home in August after being homeless in Spokane Valley.

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Seven-year-old Ava Osterhout brushes her toy before school at her home Dec. 4 in Spokane.

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Nine-year-old Michael Osterhout gets ready for school at his home in Spokane on Thursday, December 4, 2025. The family moved into the home in August after being homeless in Spokane Valley.

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Kelley Kenplin, her daughter Ava Osterhout, 7 and son Michael Osterhout, 9 watch tv before school at their home in Spokane on Thursday, December 4, 2025. The family moved into the home in August after being homeless in Spokane Valley.

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Michael Osterhout, 9, teases his sister, Ava Osterhout, 7, and their mother, Kelley Kemplin, at their home in Spokane on Dec. 4 before school. The family moved into the home in August after being homeless in Spokane Valley.

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Seven-year-old Ava Osterhout pets her cat Butters before school at her home in Spokane on Thursday, December 4, 2025. The family moved into the home in August after being homeless in Spokane Valley.

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Nine-year-old Michael Osterhout talks to his mother Kelley Kenplin before school at their home in Spokane on Thursday, December 4, 2025. The family moved into the home in August after being homeless in Spokane Valley.

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Kelley Kemplin walks her children, Ava Osterhout, 7, left, Michael Osterhout, 9, to school from their home in Spokane.

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Kelley Kemplin talks about the struggles of being homeless in Spokane Valley with three children during a Dec. 3 interview.

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Nine-year-old Michael Osterhout holds Beans his cat at his home in Spokane on Thursday, December 4, 2025. The family moved into the home in August after being homeless in Spokane Valley.

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