Uvalde survivors face bureaucracy and confusion as they struggle to stay afloat financially

Before May 24, the smile of Jessica Treviño’s 11-year-old daughter was contagious.

“She was always laughing,” Treviño said. “She would always come up to me, hug me, kiss me and just want to be next to me. Now? I don't know my daughter any more.”

That drastically changed the day of the shooting at Robb Elementary School, which left 19 students and two teachers dead.

Treviño’s daughter is one of the school’s nearly 600 students still reeling in the massacre’s aftermath. While the 11-year-old wasn't physically injured, since the shooting, stress has dominated the little girl's thoughts.

“We have a soccer game this Saturday, and the first thing she asked me — ‘What if they shoot it up? What if I lose my brothers and sisters?’” Treviño said. “How do I respond to that?”

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