For almost a year, Courteney Duren-Hill and her son Gavin Hill have faced homelessness because they lost their mobile home in 2018 due to an increase in rent. Now, the pair has relocated from motel to motel in the Sacramento area. This is a glimpse into their everyday life while living in a motel in downtown Sacramento, Calif.
Courteney Duren-Hill and her son Gavin Hill stay at the Americas Best Value Inn in Sacramento, Calif. on Jan. 3, 2019. The former American River College student and her son lost their mobile home during the spring 2018 semester due to an increase in rent. Now, the pair has relocated from motel to motel in the Sacramento area
Duren-Hill places her hand over her forehead as she scrambles up change from her wallet to pay for another night at the Americas Best Value Inn on 16th Street in downtown Sacramento, Calif. on Jan. 3, 2019.
Duren-Hill waits for a response after posting a photo of a “Panda House” menu to a Facebook group called “Is this a Depression Meal?”. In the group, people post about financial troubles and can receive assistance from others, through money-sharing apps, to buy meals. Finished with last night’s leftovers, Gavin lays off the side of the bed waiting in Sacramento, Calif. on Jan. 3, 2019.
Duren-Hill takes Gavin to Pancake Circus after receiving money from the Facebook group “ Is this a Depression Meal?” in Sacramento, Calif. on Jan. 2, 2019.
Duren-Hill and Gavin get a gumball at the restaurant Pancake Circus before heading back to the motel room in Sacramento, Calif. on Jan. 2, 2019.
Duren-Hill and Gavin head down to have breakfast provided by their motel Americas Best Value Inn in Sacramento, Calif. on Jan. 3, 2019.
Duren-Hill and Gavin head down to have breakfast provided by their motel Americas Best Value Inn in Sacramento, Calif. on Jan. 3, 2019.
Duren-Hill places her hand over her face, hoping to be able to pay for one more night, as Gavin becomes distracted by the maps in the motel lobby at the Americas Best Value Inn in Sacramento, Calif. on Jan. 3, 2019.
After eating breakfast at the 16th Street Donuts, Gavin runs in front of his mother as they head back to their motel room to pack up their belongings and get ready to move out from their motel room in Sacramento, Calif. on Jan. 5, 2019. The pair to move due to the lack of funds for another night at the motel.
Before packing, Duren-Hill and Gavin play a game on his tablet in the motel on Jan. 5, 2019.
Gavin waits outside their motel room as his mother packs the rest of their belongings on Jan. 5, 2019.
