Advertiser Christmas Fund
Couple with three young children seek house to rent, clothes for kids

By Rod Ohira
Advertiser Staff Writer

Twenty-year-old "A.K." is 25 years younger than her husband "C.K." Despite their age difference, they've bonded well and have strengthened each other's commitment to stay clean and sober.

They have been drug-free for more than three years to the benefit of their three children, ages 3, 1 and 4 months.

C.K. has a full-time job and is earning about $1,200 a month. They receive $443 in food-stamp assistance. C.K.'s paycheck covers the $520 rent for their one-bedroom apartment in Makiki and the utility bills.

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When she gave birth to her youngest son, a Pap smear detected cancer in her cervix. "The status is they think they got it all but are not sure if it will grow back," she said.

A.K. and C.K. were approved for a federal housing subsidy, which would give them between $1,247 and $1,390 a month in rent assistance. Their 60-day window to find a new home is up on Jan. 22. A.K. would like to find a three-bedroom home with an enclosed yard between Kalihi and Kaimuki.

"We promise to maintain the upkeep of the home and yard," she said. "We've been calling around but everything is $1,600 and up. We can't afford that with Section 8."

A.K. would like clothing for her children. "My 1-year-old daughter has been wearing hand-me-downs, which is fine because used clothes are still good," A.K. said. "But I'd just like to dress her" in something new and nice.

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