How a once homeless US family became successful entrepreneurs

Yulanda (left) and Jerome (centre) making candy apples and chocolate-covered strawberries with their daughter Athenna at their apartment in Hayward, California. Photos: Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group/TNS

Yulanda and Jerome Bearden were ready to give up. They’d moved with their five children into a homeless shelter in Hayward, California, the United States, and felt like their life had hit the “lowest of the lows”.

But two years later, the Beardens stood in their kitchen, surrounded by boxes of candy and sprinkles. Enveloped in the smell of warm caramel, they marvelled at how much has changed.