Homeowner Stories
Meet Stacy
Read more: Meet StacyStacy is a mother to three sons and guardian to her teenage niece. She and her family rent a house that is unaffordable, in need of repairs, and does not accommodate her son Quamir, who is disabled and uses a wheelchair. Among many barriers, the house doesn’t have a ramp – forcing the family to carry […]
MEET TESFAYE AND TIGIST
Read more: MEET TESFAYE AND TIGISTFuture homeowners, Tesfaye and Tigist, originally came to Northern Virginia for employment opportunities. The household grew with the arrivals of their daughter and son. As parents, they are challenged with raising a son and daughter in an overcrowded two-bedroom, one bath apartment. Both teenagers share the master bedroom, with their son sleeping in a converted closet […]