Worcester resident Leesandra Morales needs a bigger apartment.

A mother of a 13-year-old daughter and a 1-year-old son, Morales currently lives with her children in a small, one-bedroom apartment for $1,550 a month.

The apartment only has three windows and consists of a kitchen and a bedroom, according to Morales. She and her infant son sleep in the bedroom. Her daughter, however, has no bedroom, instead sleeping in the apartment’s closet space.

“She is a growing young lady and everything she does is limited,” Morales said. “For example my daughter cannot have company because of how small our living space is.”

Morales wants to move out and find a two-bedroom apartment for $1,800 a month. So far, however, she has not been able to find such a place. Morales, whose income comes from Socia

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