“I’m a budgeter, my husband is not,”says Shamika with a playful smile.Shamika and her husband, Aaron, live in an apartment with their five children, Samuel (17),Darius (16), Zephenia (14) Olyvya (9), and Sebastian(6). They were making ends meet until her husband lost his job. While receiving temporary assistance through Multi-Service Center’s rental assistance program, Shamika [...]
Carmela and Chris remember being homeless like it was yesterday. One morning in 2007, Chris went to the restaurant where he worked to find it all boarded up. Shortly after, Carmela found out she was pregnant with their first child. After her maternity leave, she was unable to find employment. “We were good citizens — [...]
"I'm fortunate to have enough, and when you have enough, you have enough to share," said Lois Watt as she visited MSC last month. Lois is concerned with the widening gap she sees between the "have" and "have-nots" and has decided that she will be someone who can make a difference. Lois knows she can't [...]
