Chris Motel: Temporary Lodging Assistance

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[00:00–00:08] How much is it for a room? $75 plus tax, plus $100 cash. I only have $7. Ho. Sorry. That's okay.

[00:08–00:15] Thank you. Have a nice day. You know what. I can cover it for you. I can pay the room for you. Why would you do that?

[00:15–00:21] Cause you can't be out here. You sure? I just don't like people outside. Do you work here? Yes. You do.

[00:21–00:28] Could I at least give you the? No. you keep this. No, I can't. I can't keep. Please take it. I’m Josh. I’m chris.

[00:28–00:36] I got kicked out and o had nowhere to go. I’ve been in those shoes. What do you mean? [Unclear caption at source; exact wording requires source-level review.] Kicked out of my own home. So where do you stay?

[00:36–00:42] Stay here at the hotel now. You stay inside the hotel? Yeah. I live and work here. So you can afford to pay for a hotel room. Every night?

[00:42–00:51] Well, according to what o. Covers my room. How much you work? 12 hour days, seven days a. You work that much? How are you even standing?

[00:51–00:58] That's not going to be for much longer. Why not? Because I have rheumatoid arthritis. With the autoimmune disease. Are your hands puffy? Yeah.

[00:58–01:04] So what happens then? I just have to line. The rest of my life with it. Because there's no cure. Does it hurt? [Uncertain caption: Oh, yeah]

[01:04–01:11] You make a lot of money? No. What do you mean? You work, seven, days a week for 12 hours. They only-pay-me for 55. For two weeks.

[01:11–01:21] I have nowhere to go. I can't have you pay for a room for me. You're struggling. Out of the kindness of mn. Come here. You do this for other people?

[01:21–01:35] If my gut feels it's okay, then yes. Well, you just got to remember that. God has a plan for everything. You have to trust and believe in that. Did you have a good childhood? I was abused as a child.

[01:35–01:45] I wasn't allowed to go outside. O had to do the cooking and cleaning. You’ve been through way too. And willing to help a stranger. How much do you think it would require? To find your own place and?

[01:45–01:56] I’ve been looking with some of the ranges. From a thousand up. To $1,500 a month for a one bedroom. One of my medications is $3,000 a month. [Unclear caption at source; exact wording requires source-level review.] So when you're sick, what happens?

[01:56–02:03] I still come to work. They make you come to work. When you're sick? Why? If you call in sick. You've got to pay for your room that day.

[02:03–02:09] What. Yeah. Well, I want you out of this situation. I actually have a place to. I was looking for somebody. With a kind heart.

[02:09–02:27] And a good spirit to help me. So I have a gift I want to give to you. I want this to go to you. I don't know what to do. What do you mean? Just take it.

[02:27–02:35] Nobody has ever given me anything. No? I have a community of loving. And caring people. Who would rally behind this? And love to support you.

[02:35–02:43] So you don't have to be in. Every day. It means the world to me. You're such a loving and caring person. We're gonna try to get that. Okay?

[02:43–02:49] You believe me? Yes, I do. Okay. Thank you. Yeah, you deserve it.