Jana comes in to St. Francis regularly for food and clothes. She and her fiance William live with their small son in a rental at a trailer park in Little Rock. William tries to make ends meet by working two jobs, one at Shark’s Restaurant and one at a local church.
Jana was obviously upset on her last visit to St. Francis House. Initially she didn’t want to talk about it, but as our head of Social Services Phyllis Jones listened, eventually her story spilled out. Tearfully she told Ms. Jones that this month William had not gotten as many hours as usual and they were $100.00 short on their rent. They hadn’t had to ask for money before, and she didn’t know where to turn.
Thanks to St. Francis House donors, we were able to help. As Jana left she said through drying tears “Thank you for listening and thank you for helping. Can I give you a hug?” Needless to say, there were plenty of hugs to go around.