tiFFany wilSON
Jul 28, 2017 · 2 min read

Public Housing / Life in the Hood

So because I live in public housing which the people who live there call it “The Hood” or The Projects say, WHAT DO YOU EXPECT, IT’S PUBLIC HOUSING” I’ve had to call the police multiple times since I’ve moved in. I’ve lived there less than two months and it’s absolutely ridiculous how the neighbors act. You don’t have to act like a hood if you live in the hood. My neighbors are shooting bullets out there windows and they are getting shot at, but because I’m now known as a SNITCH, I’ve put my life and my two year old daughters life in danger. My daughters bedroom window was broken two nights ago Tuesday July 25th at 9 pm. There were people outside in the back, but conveniently didn’t see anything. When the police arrived they went inside and acted like nothing happened. My two year old was in her bed when I heard the loud crash of glass shattering on the hard no carpet floor. My feet were bare as I ran across the room to grab my daughter out of bed, but she already got up and had glass dust and small shards in her feet and in my feet. I opened the curtains and seen the damage and started yelling profanities in hopes whoever did this heard me.

If someone were to ask me is it better living in a place where your rent is under a hundred dollars a month or in a homeless shelter for families? I would say the homeless shelters because when I was living at a place called Umom in Phoenix, Arizona they provided transitional (2 years) and emergency (120 days) shelter to families meaning men, women and children and single pregnant women in their third trimester. You have your own apartment. In transitional, you have a large refrigerator, counter top with sink and stove with storage cabinets. The rooms are bigger with dressers and a Tv if you are lucky. Emergency rooms have tiny refrigerators, with bunk beds and a queen bed depending on how many kids you have. Emergency clients get three meals a day and vouchers so they can get clothing from the store. It’s also a locked facility to not just anyone can go in and visit you.

I just hope life gets better and these rude neighbors and their kids get evicted.

tiFFany wilSON

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Homemaker; currently looking for a job