Yehyun Kim

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Notice to Quit

Location: Connecticut, USA

Nationality: South Korean

Biography: I'm based in Hartford, Connecticut and available for freelance work in CT, NY, MA and RI. I was born and raised in South Korea and moved to the U.S. in my early twenties to live a life doing what I'm passionate about – telling... MORE

Loryann Pisani takes a break on... moving for a while.”

Loryann Pisani takes a break on moving day in Bloomfield. “This is why I don’t like moving. After that, I’m not moving for a while.”

Loryann's room before m...otos of her family and friends.

Loryann's room before moving out is decorated with photos of her family and friends.

Justin Cortes packs hangers whi...e for her near their new place.

Justin Cortes packs hangers while his friend, Nathan Cook, hangs out with Cortes' daughter, Bethany Cortes, 2. The family is still looking for child care for her near their new place.

Loryann Pisani, 16, looks at he...rtford after they were evicted.

Loryann Pisani, 16, looks at her family's belongings to be moved at her place in Bloomfield, where she lived her whole life. Her family had to suddenly move to West Hartford after they were evicted.

“Wherever I move, it&...nds, new everything.”

“Wherever I move, it’s gonna be a challenge,” said Loryann, 16, a few days before moving to a new place. “New everything. New apartment, new school, new friends, new everything.”

Loryann Pisani takes a math cla...s doing well at her new school.

Loryann Pisani takes a math class from teacher Noreen Branley, where she learns how to purchase items effectively. Despite Loryann's concern before moving to a new place, she said she's doing well at her new school.

Loryann, center, 16, laughs wit... It's better."

Loryann, center, 16, laughs with one of her best friends, Leah Gonzalez, 16, during lunch time. "At first, it was emotional when I had to move," Loryann said. "Now it's good. It's better."

Tanya Austin and her son, Dexte...a live," Austin said.

Tanya Austin and her son, Dexter Menyfield, 15, shared one bedroom at a motel for a few weeks after eviction. "We went from three bedrooms to a room. This is how we gotta live," Austin said.

Dexter Menyfield, 15, right, ta...needs his own space."

Dexter Menyfield, 15, right, talks to his mom, Tanya Austin, while waiting for an Uber outside a motel where they were staying. "He doesn't have to go through this," Austin said. "This 15-year-old, he needs his own space."

Tanya Austin takes out belongin...ure and clothes in the storage.

Tanya Austin takes out belongings that she needs for the winter from a storage. After the eviction, she has kept many of her furniture and clothes in the storage.

"Especially when you&a...amp;#39;s how I felt."

"Especially when you'd been living in a certain way, everything is suddenly turned," Austin said about her life after eviction. "That's how I felt."

Dexter Menyfield, 15, takes out...t; his mom, Tanya Austin, said.

Dexter Menyfield, 15, takes out things that he needs for the winter from a storage. "I'm just hoping that Dexter doesn't have to go through this again," his mom, Tanya Austin, said.

“This place is a mess...s staying with his grandmother.

“This place is a mess. I hate living like this,” Tanya Austin said. As of October, she was staying at a shelter and Dexter, her son, was staying with his grandmother.

Elizabeth Rodriguez, her son, M...o back home and cries at night.

Elizabeth Rodriguez, her son, Mikey Rodriguez, 8, and teenage daughter temporarily stay at her sister’s place after being evicted in June. Rodriguez said Mikey is scared, often asks her when they can go back home and cries at night.

“I love you,&rdqu...g his mom, Elizabeth Rodriguez.

“I love you,” Mikey said, hugging his mom, Elizabeth Rodriguez.

Elizabeth Rodriguez shows a pho...corated for the holiday season.

Elizabeth Rodriguez shows a photo of her and her three children at their previous house where they decorated for the holiday season.

Carmen Diaz gets ready to leave...of repeated moves on her sons.

Carmen Diaz gets ready to leave for work after cleaning her sons' rooms. Carmen and her sons moved out and back into the house after her landlord filed an eviction against her. She worries about the long-term effects of repeated moves on her sons.

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Thumbnail of Dexter Menyfield, 15, takes out _ot; his mom, Tanya Austin, said.

Thumbnail of “This place is a mess._as staying with his grandmother.

Thumbnail of Elizabeth Rodriguez, her son, Mi_go back home and cries at night.

Thumbnail of “I love you,&rdquo_ng his mom, Elizabeth Rodriguez.

Thumbnail of Elizabeth Rodriguez shows a phot_ecorated for the holiday season.

Thumbnail of Carmen Diaz gets ready to leave _ of repeated moves on her sons.

Public Story

Notice to Quit

Copyright Yehyun Kim 2023

Updated Feb 2023

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Summary

"Notice to Quit" is a multi-part examination of evictions in Connecticut and their effects on children and families. The four families in this series are among many Connecticut families struggling with the loss of their home as early pandemic-era protections against eviction expired.