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Hunger lives here and so does hope. I like that saying. That’s something. That’s deep. It means that they’re helping. They’re helping the environment. They’re helping the community.
- Nia T.
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The landlord consistently said this was properly fixed, but that is a complete lie. The landlord always said this is the 'best" that could be done. It tooks 3 weeks for someone to come and fix the sink and this is what they do. The excess water brings mice. I already have mold and mildew, so how much more can I take?
- Renee J.
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People are waiting, and talking about things like which stores are having sales on meat or juice or vegetables. People conversate about where to get the cheapest deals, and stretch their Food Stamps.
- Miracle B.
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In the shelter, everybody gets a cupboard. That’s one person’s cupboard. They don’t have any food, and they live in the shelter. It’s sad. Literally nothing, not even a speck, and I was just so surprised. I didn’t say anything, ‘cause I felt so bad. And she has a son. I don’t know what he eats. I give her food all the time. I feel bad. I’m not going to let her starve, or her son starve.
- Tamara S.
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Those are my and Asiya's feet. I don’t want ‘Siya to walk in the same footsteps that I did. I want her to be her own person. And I don’t want her to have such a hard life like I did.
- Tangela F
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When I was a kid, my parents used to take me to Broad Street Market where they had the surplus lines where you could get the canned Spam, the cheese, the butter, rice, and all that stuff. And they still do that sometimes now. They leave stuff out or they give it to certain people that come in the market. They know that I’m always collecting stuff for my community food bank, so if they have leftovers someone will say “Can I put something in your car for you to take home that you can share?” So Broad Street Market means a lot to me.
- Ernestine D.
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That’s the bed. Do you see where the red sheet is at? I sleep on that side, my sister sleeps on the other side. And before, when my son was younger, it was me, my son, and her all sleeping in that bed.
- Janelle R
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I was working for Lowe’s making $13.04 an hour. I lost my job because Welfare didn’t put their paperwork through and I lost my child care provider. I didn’t lose my job because I wanted to not work. I lost my job because in two weeks they would’ve fired me anyway for not showing up...
- Shelly G
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Nobody at my college knew that I was in the shelter, and once people started finding out, they were like, oh my gosh, Tami, you’re in a shelter? Oh my gosh, you’re a mother? I’m the only parent in my program at Northeastern. Only parent. And they like, look at me differently ‘cause of that. Oh, you’re a mom? I didn’t know you have a kid. I have a son, not a kid. I hate that. You’re in a shelter? Oh my gosh, I feel so bad for you. Don’t feel bad for me. I’m doing really fine. You see me here, right? In college? Don’t feel bad.
- Tamara S.
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“He was born premature. He was born drug exposed so he came into this world with a lot of downfalls. Once he came into good care, myself being his father, I’ve been trying to teach him that even though you came into this world messed up, your body was messed up, and your mind was kind of screwed up too, I’ve got you, with the grace of God helping us.”
- Milton C.
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Dornsife School of Public Health 
Drexel University 
