Donna Pinaula, from left, helps get her kids Johnny Pinaula, 7, and Shyanne Tanguileg, 16, ready as they slowly wake up at 6:45 a.m. after sleeping on the floor of the St. Andrew Lutheran Church gym Tuesday morning, Nov. 17, 2015 in Vancouver. The Winter Hospitality Overflow shelter provides a warm place to stay to those in need during winter’s coldest months. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian)

Johnny Pinaula, 7, from left, joins his sister, Shyanne Tanguileg, 16, and his mom, Donna Pinaula, as they leave St. Andrew Lutheran Church before sunrise to start their day Tuesday morning, Nov. 17, 2015 in Vancouver. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian)

Tensions rise between Ozzy Pinaula, 9, from left, and his mom, Donna, before school as his brothers Johnny Pinaula, 7, and Robert Pinaula, 10, look on Tuesday morning, Nov. 17, 2015 in Orchards. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian)

After getting her kids off to school, Donna Pinaula drops off a job application at The Salvation Army in the Orchards area Tuesday morning, Nov. 17, 2015. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian)

Donna Pinaula waits in the rain to cross the street while walking through the Orchards area Tuesday morning, Nov. 17, 2015. Although she is currently homeless, Pinaula is applying for jobs and wants to provide the best she can for her six children. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian)

Donna Pinaula catches a ride on a Vancouver bus after applying for a job Tuesday afternoon, Nov. 17, 2015. The bus is a lifeline for Pinaula, who does not have a car and gets around town by riding public transportation, getting rides from people or walking. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian)

Donna Pinaula, left, shares a happy moment with her daughter, Shayna Pinaula, 12, before sitting down to Thanksgiving dinner with the rest of her family Thursday afternoon, Nov. 26, 2015 at her sister’s Northeast Vancouver apartment. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian)

Barbara Pinaula, left, mother of Donna Pinaula, second from right, discuss family issues as her grandson, Esteban, 17, and her granddaughter, Shayna, 12, look on following Thanksgiving dinner Thursday afternoon, Nov. 26, 2015 in Vancouver. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian)

Donna Pinaula, second from left, joins her kids as she collects their clean clothes after doing laundry at the Orchards E-Z Wash on Wednesday night, Dec. 2, 2015. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian)

Johnny Pinaula, 7, center, gets ready to take a shower as his mom, Donna, right, prepares his toiletries Wednesday night, Dec. 2, 2015 at St. Andrew Lutheran Church. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian)

Donna Pinaula takes a few moments to herself to relax and smoke outside while her children shower Wednesday night, Dec. 2, 2015 at St. Andrew Lutheran Church. Although she has been smoking since she was a teenager, she said she tries not to smoke around her kids. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian)

Donna Pinaula crosses the gym floor at St. Andrew Lutheran Church to collect clean bedding for herself and her children before going to sleep at the Winter Hospitality Overflow shelter on Wednesday night, Dec. 2, 2015. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian)

A chart shows the sleeping arrangements for those at the Winter Hospitality Overflow shelter including Johnny Pinaula, Donna Pinaula and Shyanne Tanguileg on Wednesday night, Dec. 2, 2015 at St. Andrew Lutheran Church. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian)

Shyanne Tanguileg, 16, left, gets a kiss from her mom, Donna, right, as they settle in for the night with her brother, Johnny Pinaula, 7, in gray shorts, Wednesday night, Dec. 2, 2015 at the Winter Hospitality Overflow at St. Andrew Lutheran Church. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian)

Donna Pinaula, right, searches for her son, Johnny Pinaula, 7, after volunteers at the Winter Hospitality Overflow shelter turn out the lights so people can sleep Wednesday night, Dec. 2, 2015 at St. Andrew Lutheran Church. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian)