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Susan stands in front of the David Crockett Motel in Lawrenceburg, TN. The day we met was her 59th birthday, and she had been living in the motel for the last week.

Susan moved to Lawrenceburg, TN, to stay with her childhood friend after the home she lived in was condemned due to mold and structural issues. “I left everything, even my family pics of my daughters. I had to save myself. My skin was on fire from t

Due to COVID-19, many of the local shelters and pantries were closed or running low on space and supplies. Her application to transfer her SNAP benefits from North Carolina to Tennessee was denied. She barely ate for a week before she reached out fo

Her motel room costs just under $400 a week, which almost cleared out all of her monthly $780 disability income. The room was small, but her decorations were festive.

Susan looks out of the window where the door of the neighboring room is reflected. A young man stayed in the room next door where someone had overdosed just two days prior. Susan tells me that she never saw a new mattress go in, but the motel is sti

She texted me not long after our meeting telling me that she is losing hope of finding affordable housing and is thinking about packing up to leave town. She has nowhere to go, not even a car to protect her from the elements. I asked her where will

Susan stands in front of the David Crockett Motel in Lawrenceburg, TN. The day we met was her 59th birthday, and she had been living in the motel for the last week.

Susan moved to Lawrenceburg, TN, to stay with her childhood friend after the home she lived in was condemned due to mold and structural issues. “I left everything, even my family pics of my daughters. I had to save myself. My skin was on fire from t

Due to COVID-19, many of the local shelters and pantries were closed or running low on space and supplies. Her application to transfer her SNAP benefits from North Carolina to Tennessee was denied. She barely ate for a week before she reached out fo

Her motel room costs just under $400 a week, which almost cleared out all of her monthly $780 disability income. The room was small, but her decorations were festive.

Susan looks out of the window where the door of the neighboring room is reflected. A young man stayed in the room next door where someone had overdosed just two days prior. Susan tells me that she never saw a new mattress go in, but the motel is sti

She texted me not long after our meeting telling me that she is losing hope of finding affordable housing and is thinking about packing up to leave town. She has nowhere to go, not even a car to protect her from the elements. I asked her where will

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