From 1999 to 2005, I stayed at a shelter in D.C. At the time, I was homeless and living on the streets with my children. But one day, a social services worker picked us up and took us to a shelter and helped us get into transitional housing and assisted living housing.
I soon found employment and found our own housing. I began working for a temp agency and did work at restaurants as a prep cook, cashier and cleaner. This was the first time I got to work in a long time.
Before I became homeless and stayed at the shelter, I was in college majoring in special education. I wanted to work with people who had developmental disabilities and this is still something I am very passionate about.
