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Affordable Housing in Arlington: Maria Jimenez
On November 13th 2014 VOICE Arlington hosted an action at Mt Olive Baptist Church asking County Board Chair Jay Fisette to renew his commitment to Public Land for Public Good as a key tool for affordable housing. Four speakers shared their stories of why affordable housing in Arlington is so important.
Maria Jimenez shares her story.
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From her June 2012 speech at Bethlehem Baptist Church.
I’m Abria Adams. I’m a freshman at West Potomac High School. I moved from...
On November 13th 2014 VOICE Arlington hosted an action at Mt Olive Baptist Church asking County Board Chair Jay Fisette to renew his...
On November 13th 2014 VOICE Arlington hosted an action at Mt Olive Baptist Church asking County Board Chair Jay Fisette to renew his...
On November 13th 2014 VOICE Arlington hosted an action at Mt Olive Baptist Church asking County Board Chair Jay Fisette to renew his...
On November 13th 2014 VOICE Arlington hosted an action at Mt Olive Baptist Church asking County Board Chair Jay Fisette to renew his...
I’ve lived in the James Bland Public Housing in Alexandria for seven years with my 19-year-old daughter and 9-month-old granddaughter. I...
My name is Bonnie Johnson. I can’t afford housing in Prince William County – my home – so I live in the woods. I have had trouble keeping...
Text from Carla's June 10 2013 speech at West Potomac High School. Photo by Louise Krafft, Mount Vernon Gazette.
Hello, my name is...
In 2013 VOICE organized a 250-person “One Reston Walk” raising the importance of preserving affordable housing and specifically raising...
I’m Gladys Suarez. I live in Reston, VA, attend St John Nuemann Catholic Church and I need access to dental care. Virginia is one of 7...
My name is Kona Sam. I am a single mother with three children and I’m originally from Sierra Leone, West Africa.
Like many families in...
Georgetown South is a Prince William neighborhood devastated by the housing crisis, with a foreclosure rate of more than 30 percent. That...
My name is Roland Finken. My wife and I are members of Temple Rodef Shalom and have lived in McLean for 40 years. Since moving here I'...
My name is Wasiu Adedeji and I am a member of Holy Family Catholic Church. General Electric – and their subprime lender, WMC Mortgage –...
