Patient Story-August 2023

Overcoming Adversity and Tragedy with Perseverance, Resilience, and Housing Assistance

“Latashia Hall” was a young mother of three children who has experienced chronic homelessness since age 15. The family’s last stable home was with a relative, but that came to an end after the head of household was evicted.  This left Ms. Hall and her children without food or shelter. To protect her children, she left them in what she thought was a stable, safe, environment. When the temporary caregivers denied her contact with her 3-year-old daughter, Ms. Hall contacted police, only to discover that the girl had died from ongoing abuse in that home. Those Ms. Hall had entrusted with her little girl’s safety have now been charged with her homicide.

Now grieving the loss of her child and continuing to battle homelessness, Ms. Hall had to deal with the physical and mental health issues of her two remaining children who were split between relatives. Ms. Hall’s youngest child (7 months) was determined to be hearing impaired, while her 5-year-old son has ADHD. She continued to find nightly sleeping arrangements with various friends and family while attempting to provide her children with whatever support she could.

When Ms. Hall was referred to SBCHC through Coordinated Access, she had been sleeping in an abandoned apartment. The SBCHC staff assessed her immediate needs and enrolled her into the Rapid Rehousing Program. Throughout the entire onboarding and intake process, Ms. Hall has demonstrated extreme resilience and has remained focused on the reunification of her family and obtaining stable housing.

After being denied for several apartments due to her background, her case manager was able to find a two-bedroom apartment for her at the Angel Ridge Apartments, and she has been reunited with her two remaining children in their new home.

SBCHC’s case manager has been working closely with Ms. Hall and has been successful with enrolling her in GED classes at Memorial Assistance Ministries. In addition, she has received clothing from Clothed by Faith and food from Bread of Life. Ms. Hall has a long way to go, but she and her family are now in a safe home as she continues to take advantage of community resources to better her life and empower her on her journey toward self-sufficiency.