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Joshua Thompson, 18, hugs his girlfriend, Andrea Wood, 19, as Woodâs mother Jamie Blakeny, back right, sits on her stoop as Joshua and Andrea recover from a flash flood that wiped out their homeless encampment on October 16, 2022.
A major factor that is driving homelessness is lack of support from family. Blakeney would like to help her daughter with a place to live, but because she is over 18, Blakeney would exceed the tenant limit on the lease and be evicted.