Kelly Moffitt
Stories
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A Mother And Daughter On Homelessness, Humility And A $6-A-Week Grocery Budget
When Sandy Baker left her marriage, she and her daughter moved into a hotel. They were homeless for over 2 years, and that, they said, left them with what mattered: Those who loved them the most.
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Mother-Daughter Duo Reunited Against The Odds: 'I Believed That You Were Dead'
At age 19, Janie Bush gave birth to a daughter with a life-threatening condition and gave her up for adoption. After 12 years, Janie reconnected with Tracey Bush, who has since made a full recovery.
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A Daily Mother-Daughter Moment Documented Forever
Maria Rivas stepped in as caretaker when her aging mother, Julia Medina, began having health complications. After Julia's death, a nostalgic photo reminds Maria of their life together.
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'What You Did Changed Me': Ferguson Protesters Found Friendship Amid Unrest
Jamell Spann and Elizabeth Vega protested in Ferguson, Mo., after the shooting death of Michael Brown. A comforting response in a moment of rawness, immortalized in an iconic photo, led to friendship.
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This Mexican-American grandma saves migrant lives in the Arizona desert
Maria Ochoa, 70, looks out for the well-being of migrants crossing into the Arizona desert from Mexico. At StoryCorps, she talks about her experiences helping people at the border.
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Survivor Of Deadly 1983 Beirut Bombing: 'We Don't Talk About It Much'
Navy hospital corpsman James Edward Brown wasn't far from U.S. Marine barracks in Beirut in 1983 that were the target of a terrorist attack. At StoryCorps, Brown remembers what he saw that day.
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'It Surfaces With The Same Rawness': A Daughter Remembers Her Mother's Disappearance
Carolyn DeFord, a member of the Puyallup tribe, was 26 when her mother suddenly vanished. At StoryCorps, she remembers what life has been like having never learned what happened.
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Her Dad Was A Civil Rights Leader. She Remembers His Assassination
Edwin Pratt, the then-head of the Seattle Urban League, was assassinated in 1969 at his home. At StoryCorps, his daughter and her godmother remember him and the night he was shot.
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After Combat, A Veteran Finds Solace In Sheep Farming
Army veteran Sgt. Mickey Willenbring was injured while serving in Iraq and also developed PTSD. Running a Navajo-Churro sheep farm has helped her cope with the lingering trauma of combat.
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He Is Jewish, But Being Santa Is His Calling
Rick Rosenthal has been playing the role of Santa for almost seven years. At StoryCorps, he recalls how it all began.
