Evicted from their camp under the bridge, homeless Kent residents wonder where they can live

Brittany Corbitt was evicted from a home she was staying in and could not get access to shelter programs. Then she was told she had to leave her tent camp, too. Lyndsey Brennan/The Portager

Evicted from their camp under the bridge, homeless Kent residents wonder where they can live

- Lyndsey Brennan

Four months ago, Brittany Corbitt was living in a house on Longcoy Avenue in Kent with a friend of a friend when the landlord delivered an eviction notice. 

Weeks later, she scrambled to pack her things as law enforcement officers knocked on the door and yelled at her to leave or they would arrest her for trespassing, she said. In the shuffle, she lost important documents, including pay stubs, her birth certificate and her ID.

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