She recalls an instance during those four years, when, in Star Market, a complete stranger helped her fill out her checkbook.
When asked if she has ever felt rejected within the community, Randolph shrugs her shoulders and says, "I don't really know and I don't really care… I want to survive."
Stormy Seas
In February, her house was condemned due to foundational problems, leaving Randolph and her two children, ages 14 and 17, without a home for five months.
During this time, the family lived with a friend while they looked for an apartment.
Randolph qualifies for Section 8 assistance, a federal funding program that subsidizes rent for low-income families.
But the apartment search took so long, she explains, because she did not want to leave the Cambridge school district, and she wanted to avoid bringing her family into public housing.
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