Sera's Story
Clip: Season 2017 Episode 21 | 10m 51s
11-year-old Sera's family is one missed payment away from returning to a homeless shelter.
Eleven-year-old Sera, her sister and her mother moved to San Francisco in 2009. But when the economy collapsed, her mother lost her job and the family now survives on her $600 monthly unemployment checks. They live in a one-room rent subsidized apartment but are one missed payment away from returning to a homeless shelter.
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Sera's Story
Clip: Season 2017 Episode 21 | 10m 51s
Eleven-year-old Sera, her sister and her mother moved to San Francisco in 2009. But when the economy collapsed, her mother lost her job and the family now survives on her $600 monthly unemployment checks. They live in a one-room rent subsidized apartment but are one missed payment away from returning to a homeless shelter.
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