A Millionaire's Daughter on the Streets

Published: June 28, 2019, 3:12 p.m.

b"When we caught up with her, Jody, whose father was a rich developer, but who fell on hard times herself, and her teenage daughter had been living without housing for three weeks. \\n\\n\\u201cI tried to do the weekly thing. I had a job, but I was two days late on rent. They wouldn't let me stay for two days and here I am \\u2026 Shelters are currently full. Domestic violence shelters are full and have a waiting list. Section 8 has been down closed for a year\\u2026.The family shelter is also full and also has a waiting list and they told me to check back once a week. This is the biggest homeless population they've had in history here\\u2026 I was lucky enough to find this place called the Prayer House. And we're just kind of winging it here you know. But here I am lugging all my stuff around down to two bags for my daughter and I. And this is my life. I don't do drugs and you know I don't gamble and we're just good people, just got put on the street you know.\\u201d"