Family of 13 Desperately Needs a Home  

In early May, a family of thirteen was displaced after a fire destroyed their home in Trio village. Yuri Choc, her mother, sister, and ten children lost everything in a fire, save for the clothes on their backs. Now, a month later, the family is reaching out once again to ask for assistance, as they have not received much help and are still in need of a home. We spoke with Choc earlier today, where she detailed the family’s current situation.

 

On the phone: Yuri Choc, Fire Victim

“Like how a lot of us stay in one rent, and it’s kinda small, so we would like a kind of bigger house to stay for us. In one house rate, like a lot of us is in there,  it’s all eleven and some of the children sleep on the floor. Well, during the fire, we lose a lot. We lose a lot. All our kitchenware, our clothes, and one of my son going to high school as soon as possible. And we lost all of his textbooks we already bought.”

 

Britney Gordon

“Okay, so can you tell me where people can reach you? What number can they call you to help?”

 

On the phone: Yuri Choc

“Here in Trio Village, number six-zero-eight-six-eight-forty-five.”

 

Britney Gordon

“Okay, what would you prefer that they give to you right now?”

 

On the phone: Yuri Choc

“Well food, clothes, like how we said, we want our house where we can be like we done before.”