Otilia Yamileth Palacios de Corcios

41 years old / Homeowner

Otilia usually prepares typical Salvadoran food and goes out to sell it either on the side of the street or at the soccer fields on weekends. She is a single mom of 6 children, but only 5 of them were at home at the time of the interview, the oldest (Fredy, 19 years old) was working at the time of the interview.

Julio Daniel Corcios Palacios

17 years old / Student / Otilia’s son

Julio is the second oldest son of Otilia, so when his brother is working, he takes care of his family.


Balmore de Jesus Palacios Rivera


13 years old / student / Otilia’s son

Balmore is currently in 8th grade now.

Diego Alberto Corcios Palacios

12 years old / student / Otilia’s son

Diego will begin his 6th grade of school.

Cristian Israel Hernandez Palacios

7 years old / student / Otilia’s son

Cristian loves playing with his little sister.

Genesis Yamileth Hernandez Palacios

1 years old / Otilia’s daughter


“The house where they currently live is owned by Otilia’s mother. They have been living in the same house for about 12 years now. Because they’re 7 members of the family, the house can be a bit crowded.”

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