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Yesenia Valentin works as a family housing navigator for outpatient pediatrics at Boston Medical Center. She is also a single mother of a 13 year-old son who aspires to work for NASA. Yesenia is also a personal care attendant to her mother, a Lupus survivor of more than 15 years. Her struggles growing up fostered her ambitions as an adult to help families experiencing similar challenges.