. >> we met melissa rivera at path. she's twenty-five, and has three kids. >> i go through this every single day when i come home. [come here. come sit with mommy. stop crying] she's my little mini-me. she looks just like me. >> these kids mean everything to you, huh? >> yes they're my life. i love them dearly. they're my babies. >> melissa has been homeless for three years. she and her kids now sleep in the living room of her grandmother's public housing unit. >> this is it right here. i put this couch i bring it over, put it together with that one, put the blankets on there. >> so you all sleep right here in the living room? >> just my two daughters and then my son right in here in this playpen. >> new york's child services agency has told melissa that she's endangering her kids by keeping them here. >> how does your grandmother feel about you living right here in her living room? >> she hates it. >> her grandmother is also at risk of losing her housing subsidy. but still, she says the city has denied her shelter appl