Before coming to Landfair Homes, Bertha and her seven children lived in a motel room for four long months after losing their home.

Vivianna, a mother of two, shared one bedroom with her children at her mother's house for years until she decided that she needed more independence. After less than a year at Belton Woods, she moved out of affordable housing into her own home.

Konswella is Program Director at Community Friendship and works to provide social and health services at Phoenix House in Atlanta, GA. She shares how supportive services at affordable housing communities are critical, and how they are a catalyst for many residents' growth and success.

Shortly after her mother's death, Denise found herself homeless and in a world she was unfamiliar with. After an evaluation, her mentor told her about Phoenix House, where she currently lives today.

A grant from the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development's EmPOWER Multifamily Energy Efficiency and Housing Affordability program helped fund energy efficiency upgrades at the Bradford Apartments, saving the residents a total of $56,000 per year.