Meet Keulani
We met Keulani and her mother at our hygiene service at First Friendship Institutional. Although they moved to San Francisco just a few months ago from Georgia, the mother is a native San Franciscan. Unfortunately, their move back to SF was tougher than anticipated. Booming housing prices quickly forced them to the streets. The family was also denied financial support because the father’s $19/hour job was considered “too much money,” yet they “can barely afford one room, let alone support a family.”
While it has been a confusing and frustrating journey for the family, they have found relief in showering with Lava Mae because it is “clean,” safe, and reliable, and they “look forward to it each week.”
The mother is continuing her job search in hopes that she and her husband can provide the best environment possible for their daughter.
Wishing the best of luck to Keulani + her family in their pursuit of stable employment + housing 💙
Next time you pass an unhoused neighbor on the street, imagine how much resilience it must take to simply survive each day. Let this serve as a reminder that despite being unhoused, so many of our guests are balancing full time jobs and caring for their families - an extremely trying feat.
