Dani Curtis’s Housing Support Story

My blood sugar is low. Do you have anything with sugar in it by chance? Joe, come on. I'll I don't want to intrude.

It's okay. Okay. Fine. So What is this?

Oh, some chocolate. You know where the bus stop is? Uh There's a five if you walk down to the end of the block. Do you need some money to catch the bus?

$20 would help you out? Oh, dude, that's too much. No, 20 20 20 bucks is too much, man. That's done.

Thank you. You welcome. Curtis? Curtis, I'm Josh.

Do you have the money to be [music] giving it? No, but it's okay. The good Lord going bless me for that. Here, take the two, two, though, cuz you'll need change to get on the bus.

Are you his girlfriend? No, I'm a friend, though. Cuz I mess with him a lot and he [music] helps me out a lot, so I help him out when he needs help. You help her, too?

Yeah. Yeah, we help each other. [laughter] What you doing, Mel Mel? What you doing?

You want to come out the door? Tell me. Then how do you pay the bills when [music] you have no work? Well, I work with my landlord.

You know, he's a good guy, too. You know, I be sick a lot. You know, she come help me a lot. So, he understand.

What are you sick with? Uh I got all kind of sickness. But I'll have some time, I don't know what I'll do. Sometimes I can't get out the bed.

She'll come here and clean up and help me eat and all that. You got a good friend. A real good friend. Is she struggling, too?

Oh, yeah. She is, too? Real bad. I'm not going to take this from you.

No. Uh no, no, no, no, no. I didn't know you were struggling [music] as well. I'm sorry.

Well, yeah, I mean, my money just got stole, but and they took my whole welfare check, so we're behind in rent. We're behind in all the bills this month. So, you're you're going to get [music] evicted? Well, I got a pre-eviction notice, so I'm trying to see if I can get help with paying the rent, but Oh, no.

We were just outside for five years. So, that's why I'm telling you take the money cuz we you Oh, you've been Yeah. been outside, too? Oh, yeah.

We were sleeping in the car for 5 days. You kidding? No joke. No joke.

Yeah, when I met him, that's where we were sleeping in the car. And then didn't I tell you come stay with me? Mhm. Didn't even know me or nothing, and yeah.

Yeah, bless your soul. No, yeah. Why? Why'd you do that for?

Cuz she needed help. Curtis. I had money. I have I have money.

This is for you, Curtis. Oh, for real money? crying? Oh, man.

Are you crying? Oh, man. Are you crying? Oh, man.

Why, dude? That's a blessing, bro. I'mma help her out. You're going to give her?

I'mma [music] give it to her. I'mma help her. No, uh-uh. Yeah.

No, it's for you. No, that's for you. No, uh-uh, Curtis. Yeah.

Well, it's real money. It's for you. It's real money. I need that.

What were you going to do? [music] I should have, man. Yeah, it is. Curtis, look at me.

Look at me again. God bless you, man. For sure, dude. Thank you, please.