Last winter, May, Richard, and their four-month-old baby lost their housing. Richard had been out of work for quite some time, and although May was working full-time, they had been unable to pay rent while also providing for basic needs for their newborn. Richard was losing hope that he would ever be employed again, and that was putting some additional strain on the family dynamic.
May and Richard needed something to change, and it did when they found housing at MSC’s family shelter. MSC had recently started to partner with the King County Jobs & Housing Program, which included a direct pathway to help residents at at the shelter find employment with the Parks Department. Richard interviewed for and was offered a job.
May and Richard’s sense of hope for the future was growing, and with their MSC housing advocate’s support, they applied for and received an emergency housing voucher. Today, both May and Richard are fully employed and will moving into permanent housing soon. With MSC’s help, May and Richard were able to make a change in their lives, and find the stability they wanted for themselves and their child.
*Names changed and stock photo used to protect confidentiality of family.
