This story aired most recently in the July 31, 2024 episode of Crosscurrents.
Today, a mom shares her story about how her struggle to pay for childcare led to her family losing their home. And how having a crime on her record made it that much harder to rebuild her life. Reversing the spiral toward homelessness.
Hear from Rocheall: Survival, a criminal legal system, and a long climb home
This Families Finding Home episode was Produced by Lisa Rudman, Executive producer is Paula Smith Arrigoni and BAVC Media Cory Winter at Hamilton Families, our Consulting Advisor. Underwriting by Google. And special thanks to Diane Livia Music by Blue Dot Sessions and Epidemic SoundFor investigative journalism about people who are unhoused and the policies that affect them. Go to the San Francisco Public Press to find their coverage, SFPublicPress.org.