Ashley Mabrey, foreground, starts her homework as soon as she gets home from Bueker Middle School, located directly in front of her house. She's rarely alone. Lindsey McLanahan, 12, right, was Ashley's neighbor at the trailer park where they lived until last month. Most days after school, Lindsey comes over Ashley's house until her mother finishes her shift at Con Agra Foods, which produces frozen dinners.
