He's a convicted felon who served four months in jail last year on a drug charge. Brian Foster takes care of his two sons at the Dallas Life Foundation while his wife, Karrie, works. I'm not shirking my responsibilities. But it's not the only one. There are people who are just lazy and take advantage of the system, but others have been burned again and again.
Affordable housing is a huge problem.
Calvin said he often feels lonely in his predicament. But he's far from alone. The Fosters, a young family of four, have similarly learned the pitfalls of trying to find a way out of homelessness and into society's mainstream. A misguided journey across five states led to a desperate moment when Brian and Karrie Foster, flat broke, contemplated giving up their two young boys. From that fear came a commitment to transform their lives and stop using drugs.