I was thinking about this over the weekend, wondering what would have happened in my life without this access to assistance. I would have been looking at the shelters, trying to see how I could get money for my food, for my basic needs. I arrived here without money. After seven months I was able to start working, because I was able to go to school, as much as I could, from nine to five to improve my English, to be ready for that.
Without the support, I would have been on the street, maybe working on a cash basis, under the table, because without even a work permit I don't see how a company could allow me to work.