This was supposed to be my dreamhouse

Randy Olson

The Pittsburgh Press

Ex-prostitute and welfare mother of five, Christy Dray, finally qualified for HUD's Section 8 housing. This was supposed to allow her to find suitable hosing and bring her out of the welfare cycle. She moved from the projects, found her 'dream house,' was given a key and the landlord sold the house two days later. She was told she was trespassing, but instead of leaving she changed the locks and camped out at the house, with no utilities and only one mattress on the floor.

Randy Olson, "This was supposed to be my dreamhouse," in POYi Archive, Item #18545, http://archive.poy.org/items/show/18545 (accessed November 23, 2024).