Life is a day-to-day proposition for Davida Gomez and her three children. They sleep at friends’ houses. The kids attend the Mustard Seed School at the Loaves & Fishes homeless services charity downtown.
Gomez, 31, has been homeless for five months, ever since she left her former boyfriend. She would like to find a place to live and enroll the children in regular public school again. But first she needs official birth certificates that she can use with potential employers, landlords and schools.
On Tuesday, Gomez filled out paperwork that – thanks to a new state law – will allow her to obtain the crucial documents for free from the Sacramento County Recorder’s Office.
Normally, each copy of a birth certificate would cost $28. It’s money Gomez can’t easily spare, since she lives on $785 a month in public assistance. “This situation is very tough, and any help is big help,” she said.
[For more of this story, written by Jennifer Crane, go to http://www.sacbee.com/news/loc...1.html#storylink=cpy]
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