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Marcus, 34
Home after seven years.
Released last month with a felony that can be set aside and no ID in his pocket. His sister's couch ends when her lease does. He wants a job before the money from the release runs out.
Tasha, 19
Eight weeks pregnant, deciding.
Her mother went one way and she has spent her life deciding not to. She has no insurance and one semester of community college left. She needs the medical facts, the costs, and all three lawful paths named without a lecture.
Curtis, 41
Six months in a shelter.
Two deployments, a divorce, and a shelter bed that ends in the spring. He has VA paperwork he has never opened and a back that needs a doctor. He wants a room with a door he can lock.
Jaz, 24
Left school in the tenth grade.
Works nights stocking shelves, wants the electrical trade, and keeps being told she needs a credential first. She has a car, a dog she cannot afford, and a plan that starts with a GED.
Denise, 33
Saving for a first house.
Renting a duplex with two kids and a good job. Nobody has explained what a lender checks, what closing costs are, or why her credit report has an account on it that is not hers.
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