Comedian. Speaker. Author.
Maria Fabian
For most high school students, senior year is a joyous time filled with unforgettable memories.
For Maria Fabian, senior year marked the time she lived alone in an abandoned apartment with no electricity, heat or running water.
This is the story of a homeless youth told through the eyes of a trampled soul who found the courage to believe and the strength to come forward so others may finally understand a problem that our society can no longer ignore.
"If you work in a school or just have a concern about youth in America this book is a must read."
A native of Tampa, Florida, Maria Fabian is a former homeless youth who spent more than two months during her senior year of high school living in an abandoned apartment with no electricity or running water.
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Since becoming the first member of her family to receive a high school diploma, Maria has been an advocate for the more than 1.3 million homeless youth living in America today.
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She is the author of the memoir Invisible Innocence: my story as a homeless youth and has dedicated her life to the mission of using her gift as a storyteller to help both kids and adults realize that youth homelessness is a problem our community can no longer ignore.
