Elderly Homeless Woman Talks Affordable Housing in Harrisburg

Eileen is 61 years old. She’s from Rhode Island but relocated to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, after a friend’s friend promised a room. To rent, but the situation didn’t work out, so Eileen and her friend are back out on the street homeless. Now they are stranded. Eileen and her friend are new to Harrisburg. It’s an unfamiliar city, and now they don’t have the funds to go anywhere. Right now, Eileen is not sure what they are going to do. When I first met Eileen, she was in desperate need of eyeglasses. My friend Cody did a great job telling the story of our day in Harrisburg and going to the store to get Eileen glasses Eileen recorded an interview, but something was wrong with the SD Card corrupting the file. I happened to run into Eileen a little later, and she agreed to do another video. Interestingly enough, I didn’t even ask her. I just mentioned that her interview didn’t come out because I made a mistake, and she offered to record this interview. Eileen shares very candidly
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