Wanda left last fall. She objected to a requirement that residents must sign over their paychecks to a sub-account and live on a monthly budget. Wanda is living in a motel in downtown Roseville. She lost custody of her two daughters after she left Home Start. They are now in foster care.
Money is a sensitive issue with the residents.
Most of them get government assistance checks of some kind. All the residents must participate in the Home Account Client Program. They must sit down with a caseworker, plan out a budget for food and other essentials, pay off debts and save money. But those are the rules. They have to pay their bills.