Henrico nonprofit helps families experiencing homelessness find stability as kids return to school
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Seven-year-old Za'Khiah bonds with her mother Integrity over a good book, each word of the cat story inspiring the young artist to create drawings while reminding the pair of old memories.
Facing homelessness, the two were given temporary housing with the nonprofit Housing Families First just over a month ago.
"Staying from hotel to hotel, struggling to get her in school but being here has definitely taken a lot but it gave me a little bit of stability," Integrity said.
It's a financial bind Beth Van-Turnbull and Jasmine Snead say a lot of families are facing right now as kids head back to school.
"Richmond rents have gone up more than 20% over five years, wages have not kept up and so people struggle to find housing and there's also just not enough housing," Van-Turnbull said.
"Homelessness looks like me, it looks like you. It looks like the person at the grocery store walking past you," Snead said.
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