Portraits of Home
Families in Search of Shelter
in Greater Minnesota

Stormi Greener
Pelican Rapids, Minnesota

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Branislav brought his family of 11 - nine children, his wife and mother - to the United States from Bosnia in 1996, first landing in Des Moines before moving to Pelican Rapids, where the family purchased a used mobile home in 1998. The family runs the water 24 hours a day so the pipes don't freeze. Three girls sleep in one bed and the boys have a bedroom with frameless beds. Parents sleep on a couch. Confronted with a difficult situation, Branislav shrugs and says "what's a guy to do?"

Stormi Greener
Pelican Rapids, Minnesota

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