my name is laurie barlow, i'm the founder and executive director of a new living.hink we have a solution, you know, we have our emergency family room. we took over the motel, the whole entire property and we turned it into a transitional housing facility. >> the motel 66, off route 66. you constant get better than this. it is for homeless individuals who are working or on a fixed income. we figure out what they need to transition into permanent housing and stay there. the mix is very diverse. from veterans to single moms to married couples to younger adults in their 20s, that are recovering from a substance or alcohol induce. there's not just one group of people that are experiencing this issue. we accept them all to come here. >> you've been here for a little over a year. >> the rent is a little bit -- it's cheaper than what you would find, nowhere else in town would allow you -- it allows me to still go to school and have a job and pay that forward. we've seen a lot of stuff, we used to drink excessively. >> we would stay at a shelter and take off for a week at a