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A local homeless shelter is starting to offer child care to help its residents get back on their feet,giving families more opportunities for a brighter future. <\/p>\n
As a mother of twins and a five-month-old baby, Iesha Dukes is one of many residents at the Freedom House shelter excited about the free in-house child care program. <\/p>\n
\"I was dragging them around grocery stores, wherever I went,\" Dukes said, referring to her kids. \"I was going to the job center, and I got kicked out.\" <\/p>\n
The lack of affordable child care hurt her job prospects and kept her from going to school, Dukes said. <\/p>\n
Crystal Champeau works at the day care. She can relate to Dukes' struggles because she used to live at the shelter, too. <\/p>\n
\"Going to pick upapplications and I'd get these looks from people, like, 'How are you going to get a job if you can't find somebody to watch your kids?'\" Champeau said. <\/p>\n
Now that Freedom House is a family daycare, Dukes sees her opportunities expanding. <\/p>\n
\"I'm going to getback working, get back to school, get a license, and then my own apartment,\" Dukes said. \"And eventually come back and share my story about how I did it.\" <\/p>\n
\"It brings light to darkness for some of our families,\" said Tameika Hughes, Freedom House Child care Administrator. \"As a mother myself, it's a beautiful thing to be able to have your children at a safe place.\" <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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