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Coventina

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1. As someone who spent the majority of their childhood homeless, this rings so true.

Reply to AStern (Original post)

Thu Apr 3, 2025, 06:35 PM

Apr 2025

My family was homeless because my father could not earn enough to house his family. Mom couldn't work due to small children and no money for childcare.

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A New Book Details How Scarily Easy It Is To Be 'Pushed' Into Homelessness in America [View all] AStern Apr 2025 OP

As someone who spent the majority of their childhood homeless, this rings so true. Coventina Apr 2025 #1

How did your family make it? jmbar2 Apr 2025 #3

We squatted in a church basement for three years in Seattle. Coventina Apr 2025 #4

Wow. I cannot imagine the stress your parents felt trying to keep it together. jmbar2 Apr 2025 #6

Looking back on it, it is pretty amazing. Coventina Apr 2025 #7

How many are pushed to homelessness by medical debt? biophile Apr 2025 #2

Great post! We need to raise awareness of these issues on DU FakeNoose Apr 2025 #5