Danielle sits in the dining hall of a St. Vincent De Paul homeless shelter in Phoenix. She’s been staying here for months following an eviction. She’s nearly 60 and says this has been one of the hardest chapters of her life.
“It’s been horrible; I’ve always provided for myself and my kids,” Danielle said. “Yes, it was tough a lot of times, but we always made it work. And not to be able to do that, especially at this late phase in life, you beat up on yourself.”
KJZZ agreed not use Danielle’s last name because she’s pursuing a new career, new housing and, as she puts it, “you don’t run around the street saying, ‘Oh, I’m homeless.’”…