She’s being hailed as the “face of the economic crisis,” and now Henrietta Hughes has become something of a media star after reaching out to President Obama in an emotional plea for help.
Her message: My son and I are homeless, and we need immediate help.
“I have an urgent need, unemployment and homelessness, a very small vehicle for my family and I to live in,” Hughes told Obama Tuesday at a town hall rally in Fort Myers, Florida, as he pushed for passage of his stimulus plan in the Senate. “The housing authority has two years waiting lists, and we need something more than the vehicle and the parks to go to. We need our own kitchen and our own bathroom. Please help.”
By Andrew Fraieli Homelessness is not a choice. People do not choose or generally plan, to lose their home or source of income. People do not choose to
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