"Taryn Chambers just wanted a bed one that didn't exist in the back of her SUV and wouldn't deflate by sunrise, time and time again. She and her fiance felt that $20 twin air mattress growing smaller and smaller while she laid there pregnant with their first child. She wanted to stop applying rubberized adhesive day after day to keep the air from hissing out at night, especially after two cans of the stuff still didn't do the trick."
"Working with the staff of Trinity Center, the couple found an apartment of their own just weeks before little Giovanni entered the world on Aug. 31. They got a hand in furnishing the place, and then aid in applying for jobs to make sure they could afford the rent, right down to the cash needed to pay for Chambers' background checks."
Taryn Chambers and her fiance lived in a vehicle on a deflating $20 air mattress while she was pregnant. Trinity Center in Walnut Creek helped the couple find an apartment weeks before their son Giovanni was born. The nonprofit provided help furnishing the apartment, assisted with job applications, and supplied cash for background checks. Staff organized a baby shower and supplied clothes and diapers for the infant. Trinity Center began nearly 25 years ago as Fresh Start, operating from a small two-bedroom house. The organization originally focused on serving meals and basic aid to people experiencing homelessness. The center also operates a clothing closet with coats, shirts, pants, shoes, underwear, and toiletries.
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