Investing in the future

“I’m a budgeter, my husband is not,”says Shamika with a playful smile.Shamika and her husband, Aaron, live in an apartment with their five children, Samuel (17),Darius (16), Zephenia (14) Olyvya (9), and Sebastian(6). They were making ends meet until her husband lost his job. While receiving temporary assistance through Multi-Service Center’s rental assistance program, Shamika [...]

2021-07-15T05:31:27-07:00March 27th, 2014|Stories of Hope|Comments Off on Investing in the future

Finding a sense of security

Carmela and Chris remember being homeless like it was yesterday. One morning in 2007, Chris went to the restaurant where he worked to find it all boarded up. Shortly after, Carmela found out she was pregnant with their first child. After her maternity leave, she was unable to find employment. “We were good citizens — [...]

2021-07-15T05:31:24-07:00December 30th, 2013|Housing, Stories of Hope|Comments Off on Finding a sense of security
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