From Homelessness to a Home: One Family’s Fight for Stability

From Homelessness to a Home: One Family’s Fight for Stability

The first week in their new apartment, José, Mercedes and their three children slept each night on a pile of blankets on the living room floor. The apartment’s two bedrooms remained untouched, at first, as the thought of sleeping apart felt almost foreign to the family of five. “It’s like we all had to be near each other,” Mercedes said. José and Mercedes asked to use their first names to protect their privacy. A few months ago, the family share…

Homeless people should be able to obtain an urgent declaration for housing more easily, according to a collective of organizations under the name Homelessness Beyond! On Tuesday, the organizations will present a manifesto to the House of Representatives.