New Orleans at ‘Crossroads’ as Newly Homeless Numbers Rise
“‘I called child protection services on myself,’ she said. ‘I didn’t want myself to get in trouble or lose my kid. I didn’t want to put him in harm’s way. I had to call them and tell them, hey, I have a situation. I’m living in this abandoned house.’ Agencies that work with the city’s homeless are seeing the situation all too often. Case workers say a lack of affordable housing is forcing the most vulnerable — the poor, disabled, elderly and low-income wage earners like Burbank — to live in unthinkable conditions.”