Laureano moved to Seattle from Detroit in 2018 and struggled to find her footing. She was homeless for her first year. As a trans woman, she said that when she would find some housing, she often faced abuse.
Then, in early 2019, she and her roommate secured a place in the University District. She went through a job training program to gain skills and worked for a time at PCC, the grocery retailer, before moving over to be a “budtender” at a marijuana retailer.
Laureano Is lucky; she still has work and a paycheck. But her roommate, who was also recently homeless, has lost hours during the pandemic, which means their combined
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