Meet Codi.
Codi is a single parent who is working tirelessly to find a place to live. Her ultimate goal is to reunite with her 15 year old daughter and 14 year old son who are currently in the cities with other family. It’s been difficult to find a place to live here in Sioux Falls because she has a felony on her record, but she has been working with County Human Services and a case worker to push past that barrier. Until then she is here with us at the Bishop Dudley House which she says has been a “good, clean and safe roof over my head. Its also a positive environment”.
Due to COVID-19 all of her job interviews have been over the phone. She says that phone interviews are a little weird but its a time and transportation saver which is huge since she doesn’t have a vehicle right now. Codi is confident that she will land at least one of the jobs so that when she finds a place to stay she can pay the rent. When that happens, her kids that she hasn’t seen in person for two years can finally come home. Video and phone calls have kept them connected in the meantime but she cannot wait to be with them, together in their new home! She wants people to know, “I’m just a single mom trying to make it for my kids”.