Life changed overnight for one Texas mom when people on the internet learned she was sleeping in her car with her four kids after being evicted. After a fundraising drive surpassed its goal by tens of thousands of dollars, the mother communicated her shock and gratitude to the local news media, saying she felt “very blessed.”
Kenia Madrigal, 29, and her four children—Michael, 11; Benjamin, 8; Sarah, 3; and Sophia, 1—had been sleeping in their SUV since the hardworking mom lost her job in June 2020. She fell into rent arrears, and the family was forced to vacate their mobile home in Harris County.
