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Centertown Resident is a Dogged EntrepreneurSan Rafael, California, February 2017 – Barbara Sterdt, a 17-year resident of the EAH Housing Centertown Apartments in San Rafael, Calif., hasn’t let life in a wheelchair slow |
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Formerly Homeless: From cold steps to warm bedSan Jose, California, March 30, 2017 – William Miller has come a long way since 2013, when he used to sleep on the cold steps of a church |
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First college students in their familyTurlock, California, April 13, 2017 – Nicole Esparza’s journey to affordable housing began in 2014 after an intruder tried to break into her one-bedroom home in Turlock, Calif. |
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Affordable housing advocate’s long winding road to housing securityOakland, California, June 6, 2017 – In 1996, Fredricka Robinson, an HIV-positive transgender woman, was living in Marin County, where she enjoyed watching the sun rise from her |
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After hardships, and inspired by a home at Camellia Place, they are moving on to make room for another familyDublin, California, June 20, 2017 – “I just couldn’t believe it was ours,” said Felicia Ellis of the day in 2012 when she and her son, Darryn, moved |
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After health setbacks, back to language teaching for Buena Vista residentSan Jose, California, July 26, 2017 – A decade ago, health problems, including diabetes, back surgery and a stroke, ended Kathy’s long career teaching French and English as |
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After decades of fear, resident finds security and hope as volunteer at Archway CommonsModesto, California, August 2017 – “When I moved here, it was like a weight was lifted off me,” said Lisa Harrell-Richardson, a mother of three and resident of Archway |
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Never losing sight of a brighter futureEwa Beach, Hawaii, 2017 – Before Velma found a place to call home at Villages of Moa‘e Kῡ, she was homeless. She spent several years living at a |
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Residents share stories at advocacy eventTurlock, California, September 2017 – Lance and Nicole lived in various housing arrangements with their two children, including a cramped studio apartment for 13 years. Because of the |
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Former teacher and pastor finds a new villageNapa, California, September 2017 – Donna Joy worked as a teacher for more than twenty years and taught close to a thousand students. She taught virtually every curriculum |
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Enjoying his new home and a newfound sense of independenceDublin, California, January 2014 – Although he only moved to Camellia Place recently, Zakhar Shneyder is already enjoying his new home and a newfound sense of independence. Zakhar |
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Less Stress and Good NeighborsBay Point, California, October 2015 – Like many other people, Patricia Moore discovered that health problems and family circumstances could threaten her housing situation. After her husband passed |