Mothers against gun violence advocate for seniors in public housing who are living in fear

WEST PERRINE, Fla. – A gaggle of moms towards gun violence has been checking up on seniors in Miami-Dade County’s West Perrine neighborhood. Other than having to fret in regards to the dangers of the coronavirus pandemic, the seniors are having to take care of the worry of changing into the following sufferer of a taking pictures.

Romania Dukes based Mothers Fighting For Justice about two years after her son De’Michael Dukes, 18, was fatally shot on July 21, 2014. She and members of the help group have been doing welfare checks on the general public housing residents.

“Bullets have truly landed on prime of the roof of those seniors’ home,” Dukes stated.

Two law enforcement officials walked across the neighborhood with the Moms Preventing for Justice members. Dukes stated a stray bullet struck a lady’s window. A lady advised them she stays away from the home windows to keep away from being hit, and one other one stated, “I’m scared to loss of life.”

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“I do know, I’m scared for you,” Dukes stated.

The stress of the coronavirus pandemic makes it harder to not have primary companies. Gail Brown was pissed off about all of it, however at a time when cleanliness is much more necessary, she stated vandals motivated administration to lock the communal laundry space.

“I’ve been making an attempt to clean garments for 2 days,” Brown stated, including “It doesn’t make sense. I pay my lease each month. I shouldn’t must reside like this.”

Not the entire residents are as open as Brown. Dukes and her workforce have been talking up for all of them — a few of whom are too afraid to go away their properties.

Nela Villalobos, who’s an assistant administrator for Miami-Dade’s Public Housing and Community Development, stated that if there’s a report exhibiting {that a} tenant is concerned in legal exercise that’s after they have a proper to evict them.

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“We don’t assure security,” Villalobos stated.

Miami-Dade County has two public housing communities serving seniors within the West Perrine neighborhood: The Perrine Villas’ 20 items at 10000 W. Jessamine St., and Perrine Gardens’ 158 items for seniors and households at 10161 Circle Plaza W.

The promise on the federal government’s site: “To offer first rate and secure rental housing for eligible low-income households, the aged and individuals with disabilities.”

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