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Sign away his son or be homeless: Single dad struggling in St. John's housing crisis (www.cbc.ca)
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A St. John's man on the brink of homelessness is facing the possibility of losing his son due to a lack of housing options for people with kids.

Tristen Keats, who turns 27 this month, lives with his mother and his three-year-old son, Jacoby, in a small basement apartment that is advertised for only one person.

"Here we are now with people living on the side of the street in tents," Keats said. "Me and him are just about there now, right? We got a couple months."

They are running out of time, as his mother's landlord has given them a few months to find a new place.

He and his son are among the many people caught in the housing crisis that is sweeping across the country and hitting Newfoundland and Labrador. Social housing and emergency shelters are in high demand, leading many people to take the only home they've known for months — a tent — and station themselves in public spaces around St. John's.

And if facing homelessness is tough, when children are involved, the struggle can be worse.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:

A St. John's man on the brink of homelessness is facing the possibility of losing his son due to a lack of housing options for people with kids.

Tristen Keats, who turns 27 this month, lives with his mother and his three-year-old son, Jacoby, in a small basement apartment that is advertised for only one person.

Social housing and emergency shelters are in high demand, leading many people to take the only home they've known for months — a tent — and station themselves in public spaces around St. John's.

When Jacoby was born three years ago, Keats said, he worked hard to sober up and take care of him full time.

The third option is an emergency shelter, but they are increasingly difficult to lock down and come with a heartbreaking catch: there's no place for Jacoby.

St. John's has emergency shelters for women and children experiencing domestic violence, but single parents facing homelessness have limited options.

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