James relies on medicaid and subsidized housing in order to afford his health care and a comfortable place to live. Without affordable housing, he tells us he would not be able to eat or pay for either. 

Quintonelle is a mother of three and came to Oakley Square shortly after a bad experience with a slumlord. She shares her experience with affordable housing and how it has provided opportunities for her and her children that she would not have had access to otherwise. 

Connie first came to Cumberland from Pennsylvania for a job. After a divorce she looked for an affordable housing community to raise her two sons in one of Maryland's poorest counties.

Tracey is a native Washingtonian who lived in Southeast for most of her life. At first, her neighborhood was convenient and close to the metro. But later on, the surrounding area became a dangerous environment to raise children, so she quickly moved and found herself at Copeland Manor Co-op.

Recently widowed in 2015, Louyse found a new home to call her own in Landfair. Shortly after, Hurricane Irma hit the community hard. Here is her story.