"A Native American, Lozano describes growing up in a loving but dysfunctional family In Oakland and Antioch. She was sexually assaulted as a child and began running away at age 11, landing in a dangerous mire of gangs, juvenile crime, abusive boyfriends and sex work. After giving birth to the first of her four children at age 15, she became addicted to drugs, lived at times in her truck and lost custody of her children."
"Her life only got worse after her first boyfriend, a parolee and the father of three of her children, was murdered in Oakland in 2022. Several months later, another boyfriend shot her in the face with a flare gun, with the flare barely missing her carotid artery. That February 2023 shooting, which left a permanent burn scar on her left cheek, could be said to be Lozano's rock bottom."
Martina Lozano, 33, is a Native American who grew up in Oakland and Antioch in a loving but dysfunctional family. She endured sexual assault as a child, began running away at 11, and became involved with gangs, juvenile crime, abusive partners and sex work. She had her first child at 15, developed drug addiction, experienced periods of living in her truck, and lost custody of her children. After a 2022 murder of a former partner and a February 2023 flare-gun shooting that left a facial scar, she entered the Bay Area Rescue Mission's year-long recovery program. She has been sober more than two years, regained custody of her four children, and works as a residential assistant at the shelter where her family lives.
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