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Hi. My name is Angie Whitehurst and I'm here with kamiya Baxter and we're talking about mobilizing against homelessness oral history project. All right, the first question, we're in Washington, d.c. at Miss Baxter's apartment, at 3726 Connecticut. Avenue And do I have permission to record this interview? Yes,

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thank you. Okay, could you state your full name? Come on. Maya Baxter, where? And when were you born my date of birth is December. The 18th, 1974 and I was born in Washington DC.

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Where Were You Raised? I was raised in Washington DC and I traveled, mostly Me to New York City. Queens and Brooklyn Bed-Stuy will. My mother was from occasionally Okay, and would watch it to d.c. Well, like, I say to my mom was originally, she was she is originally from Brooklyn, New York City. And she moved here with her sister and her brother, when her mother and father passed to live with her uncle, that is from Washington, d.c. originally.

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Are you currently experiencing homelessness? No, I'm not but I'm currently on an outreach program of trying to obtain a permanent Supportive Housing Voucher for me. In my four-year-old daughter now that we're living on Connecticut Avenue it was through a Child and Family Services help where I obtained a rapid rehousing help. Okay so you're sheltered in an apartment waiting to be moved to a permanent Right. And how would you describe your current living situation on my current living situation? I love the area. I love my building again. I was put here under a rapid rehousing voucher, so they really didn't give me enough money to obtain a big enough spots for me and my daughter to thrive in, but we're here and we're so grateful for the Opportunity to have a better life in our new community.