Campbell folds laundry on the kitchen table, with the room serving as kitchen and laundry room. She says she does laundry almost every day. Campbell doesn't like to let the laundry or other housework to build up, so she does a little bit here and there, as she goes. Latasha Campbell, 35, is a single mother of five living in public housing in Madisonville. About 15 of the 25 units in her public housing complex are households headed by single women, said Connie McReynolds, the public housing manager. Campbell braided the hair of daughter Daysha while her boyfriend, Jermain Taylor, 26, watches. "It doesn't feel like home here," Campbell said. Campbell and four of her children reside in one of four sections of public housing, located on Carver Court. With limited space and only three bedrooms for six people, Campbell's three girls share a bunkbed in one room, while the oldest son has a room to himself while Terrell is enrolled in a juvenile detention center. Between Campbell and her kids, hospital visits are a weekly thing. Campbell receives medical assistance through use of her medical card, which covers the children free of charge, and charges her a $3 deductible per visit.Dominique Brown, 10, naps while waiting for her mother, Latasha Campbell, to finish her visit to the dentist. Her brother, LaBradford Campbell, 16, sleeps behind her.Latasha Campbell has been without work for about two years now, but is currently waiting to hear from a program that helps people to find employment. She also wants to finish her high school education and get her diploma. Campbell says she just wants a job that will support her children and pay her bills. "Whatever little job I get, they're gonna take me off food stamps and my medical card," she says.Early on a weekend morning, Kinyara, 14, and Dominique Brown, 10, sleep in early. Kinyara watches the Disney channel, while Dominique shuffles through Latasha's room for a light bulb. With Latasha's three daughter's sharing a room, Latasha says, "It doesn't feel like home here. They have no space to themselves, and they argue over little stuff."
