Joyce, from Homeless to Motels to Section 8 Housing

Our Town Reno

English - September 05, 2019 18:13 - 9 minutes - 8.32 MB - ★★★★★ - 11 ratings
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Joyce charts her path from being addicted and homeless, to recovery, to being housed in a motel, but displaced a few times as these were demolished. She then went to social media to make new connections and was able to secure public housing while on disability payments.