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Foreclosures Force Ex-Homeowners to Turn to Shelters

New York Times, October 18, 2009

The first night after she surrendered her house to foreclosure, Sheri West endured the darkness in her Hyundai sedan. She parked in her old driveway, with her flower-print dresses and hats piled in boxes on the back seat, and three cherished houseplants on the floor. She used her backyard as a restroom. (more)

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