Brandon carries his father, Fredy Zepeda's, photo during his father's funeral procession in Atescatempa, Guatemala on Thursday, July 30, 2009. Zepeda moved to the United States when Brandon was only 9 months old and did not return to Guatemala until his death. Brandon never met his father.

A coffin waits in the cargo area of La Aurora International Airport in Guatemala City late in the evening on Tuesday, July 28, 2009. Behind this casket is the casket of Fredy Latin Zepeda who died in July in Boston after being hit by a car. Zepeda left Guatemala 9 years ago and this is his first time to return home. His family retrieved the body of Zepeda and took it to his hometown Astescampo, Guatemala for a wake and burial.

A few hours after his body arrived La Aurora International Airport in Guatemala City family members of Fredy Zepeda including brother Wilson Latin Zepeda (left to right), father Gerardo de Jesus Latin, aunt Haydee Latin and nephew Eric see his body for the first time since his death on Tuesday, July 28, 2009 in Guatemala City, Guatemala. Zepeda was hit by a car in Boston while putting his child in the car and died the following day. This was the first time many of his family members and friends had seen him since he left Guatemala nine years ago.

Gerardo de Jesus Latin stands in his home where his son Fredy Zepeda had sent him money for things like a refrigerator and asked him to store the stove behind him so he could use it when he returned to Guatemala. Zepeda was hit by a car in Boston and he died the following day. His body was returned to Guatemala for a burial, and this was the first time many of his family members had seen him since he left Guatemala nine years ago.

Haydee Latin is held by her nephew Wilson Latin after she fainted at the funeral home where she had seen her nephew, Fredy Zepeda's, body for the first time since it arrived in Guatemala. Zepeda was hit by a car in Boston while putting his child in the car and died the following day. This was the first time many of his family members and friends had seen him since he left Guatemala nine years ago.

A hearse carrying the body of Fredy Zepeda is stuck in traffic on Wednesday, July 29, 2009 in route to his burial site in Atescatempa, Guatemala. His sister, Ana Ester Latin Zepeda sits in the front of the hearse while his cousin Claudia Vasquez and her baby wait outside of the car for traffic to start moving. Zepeda was hit by a car in Boston while putting his child in the car and died the following day. This was the first time many of his family members and friends had seen him since he left Guatemala nine years ago.

Roxanna Nineth (left to right), Janira Contreras, and Ruth Mendez take part in a wake for Fredy Zepeda. Friends and family gathered at Milvia Latin Zepeda's house in Atescatempa, Guatemala to mourn the death of Fredy Zepeda. Zepeda was hit by a car in Boston while putting his child in the car and died the following day. This was the first time many of his family members and friends had seen him since he left Guatemala nine years ago.

Family and friends watch as the casket of Fredy Zepeda is about to be sealed with cement in Cementerio General de Atescatempa in Atescatempa, Guatemala on Thursday, July 30, 2009. Zepeda was hit by a car earlier this month while putting his son in the car in Boston and died the following day. This was the first time many of his family members and friends had seen him since he left Guatemala nine years ago.

Autumn, 17, is dealing with the emotional toll of growing up in poverty. As she comes of age in this environment, Autumn struggles to find her way.

Autumn and her mother smoke cigarettes in front of the trailer they keep next to their home. Autumn’s parents also grew up poor. Following in the footsteps of her parents and grandparents, Autumn is growing up poor and lives below the poverty line. According to her father, Autumn's family of five lives off of $14,000 a year. In 2008 the Health and for a family of five was $24,800.

Autumn sits between a relative’s legs.

Autumn fights with an ex-boyfriend in the kitchen of her home. With in an hour things were back to normal.

Autumn prays before eating her cake on her 17th birthday after her family refused to sing "Happy Birthday" for no apparent reason. Autumn says that on her 18th birthday she wants to move out.

“I want to get out of this hellhole, there are no jobs and nothing to do,” says Autumn.

“It didn’t hurt him,” said Autumn after hanging her dog by its leash for a neighborhood friend.

Autumn’s younger brother yells in to her ear during an argument over the chair she is sitting in.

Autumn stands behind the fence of her house watching a fight down the street.

Autumn gets frustrated while smoking a cigarette on her couch. Autumn started smoking after her uncle offered her a cigarette at a young age.

Autumn and her ex-sister-in-law, Brandi, comfort each other after Brandi’s trailer burned down. Brandi and her husband moved into the shed behind Autumn’s house shortly thereafter.

As night falls, Autumn peers out of her window watching other kids in the neighborhood play.