Woman who pleaded to Obama faces homelessness again

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Woman who pleaded to Obama faces homelessness again


President Obama talks to Henrietta Hughes at a town hall rally in Fort Myers, Florida, last February.

(CNN) – The homeless Florida woman who made a tearful plea for help from President Barack Obama earlier this year is still jobless and might be homeless again soon.

Henrietta Hughes caught the nation's attention in February when she cried for help during one of Obama's town hall meetings.

After her plea, Hughes was given a free home to live in temporarily. But she is still struggling to find a job and might soon lose that home, CNN television affiliate WINK reported Thursday.

Hughes, who is in her 60s, now faithfully goes to an employment center in Fort Myers in hopes of finding a job.

"It's almost our second home," Hughes told WINK.

She and her son have taken a computer class at the center to help land work. Hughes said she has applied for as many jobs as possible but has struck out. Her son has had no luck either.

Now Hughes says she feels time is running out. The home she lives in was donated by the wife of a Florida lawmaker. Once the house sells, Hughes will have to leave.

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1. "Once the house sells, Hughes will have to leave."

Sell in this market? She'll have a home for a while then.