Homeless Teenager Invited to State of the Union
ABC News(NEW YORK) — In the past week, Samantha Garvey‘s love of mussels has given her family a home and saved her a seat at President Obama’s State of the Union address.Garvey, a homeless high school senior with a 3.9 grade point average,…
Intel Semifinalist Is Homeless No More Thanks to Community
ABC News(BRENTWOOD, N.Y.) — Samantha Garvey, the homeless high school senior gaining recognition for becoming a semifinalist in the Intel Science Talent Search, will soon have a home thanks to officials in Long Island.Suffolk county official Steve Bel…
Homeless Teen Could Win $100,000 Science Prize
ABC News(BRENTWOOD, N.Y.) — Samantha Garvey is one teenage girl who would rather read something called The Journal of Shellfish Research than Glamour magazine.“What I’m doing is the American dream,” she says.The 17-year-old high scho…