Participant Story: Mekie

A mother of six and grandmother of six, Mekie moved to Stockton from Topeka, KS in 2014. She works in Sacramento in warehousing and lives with her 17 and 19-year-old sons.

“I’ve been able – my son wanted to go to a football camp – I was able to pay for that. So he got to go. I was able to buy him some new shoes. I was able to give him money so he wouldn’t be hungry when he was at his track meet when he would go out of town. It was basically for them. It’s basically, it’s all about them. Then I was able to – things got a little easier. So my car payments are on time now. So it’s better. Rent’s been getting better.”