Housing Observation Paper

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The key presenting issue is the client was seen for housing evaluation.She was born and lived most of her life in New York. In her 40's she left New York and use to live in different states. Occasionally she still returned back to NYC.For almost one year from 2014 to 2015 she lived in Colorado staying at her friend's place. Client B came to New York from Colorado in September 2015. For two weeks she stayed with her brother and his wife in Far Rockway in Queens. Then she moved to her friend's place where she was able to stay only for one week.Eventually she ended up at Help Women's Shelter in Brooklyn. On November 24, 2015 she arrived at Park Avenue

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