Beckey Hernandez, of Raleigh, was one of them. I was just more or less living on the streets and living in a tent, and it just, I was so confused with my life, she told ABC11.
So three local charities recently found a way to combine their efforts to raise cash to help Hernandez and other women like her find their way back to a sense of normalcy.
It s called the Triangle Impact Tote project, a project Hernandez recently took part in. The people here are wonderful. They ve got a heart, Hernandez said.
The 59-year-old came to Raleigh three years ago but never found a steady job or a place to live.