A 10-year-old boy who lived in a tent in a park in North Seattle while his mother was trafficked on Aurora Avenue walked through school doors for the first time ever on Tuesday, capping a months-long rescue effort led by a local nonprofit and spurred by neighbors who refused to look away.
“This young man has been in fight or flight since the day he was born,” said Kristine Moreland, executive director of The More We Love, a Kirkland-based organization that provides outreach and services to homeless women and children. “Yesterday was his very first day of school, and the most beautiful part is he said, ‘I want to go back.’”
The boy’s journey from an encampment littered with rat droppings and urine bottles to a classroom began in October 2025, when Moreland and her team first visited the tent where he was alone. His mother was struggling with fentanyl addiction and being sexually exploited. His father refused offers of housing, food, and services…