– Right now, inflation and housing prices are a struggle across the nation for people of all economic levels.
“I went through an extensive interview process with them. I mean, I got interviewed like three times to make sure this is what you want, and it was what I wanted,” Torres said.“I had curtains, you know? Like, who has curtains? Just put a thumbtack with some towels will be fine,” Torres said, pointing to the curtains sweeping down her windows.
When they told her she’d be going to go to college, she said, “I freaked out. ‘Me? Go to college?’ Like, it was always part of my childhood dream,” Torres said.“Her seeing me on the computer, working hard, she sees me studying. She sees the frustration and the sacrifices I have to make. And she’s like, mom, I want to do that,” Torres said.
“We do save more because we know it’s going to cost more money when I move from here to be able to survive or pay rent. Prices are going up, and we’re not getting paid enough,” she said. “I just want people to know. Don’t be afraid of this place. We would never have made it without them,” Robert said.It’s a situation with which Haven for Hope has been inundated.
“I believe last time we spoke, it was pretty much, on average, about six months before they got an appointment. Now it’s looking, on average, one month or two at the most,” she said. The Lynns were set on qualifying for those long-term vouchers. They stayed positive, met with their case worker, got their identification documents, and got jobs.
“We talk to them, ‘Hey, you have your benefits? Do you have that document? Can we see that? You actually might qualify for this.’ It’s unbelievable for our clients because they never thought they were going to be able to have their own place or afford that comfortably on their own,” King said.“We’ve been over capacity with families for over a year, which means we have families in our emergency services with is overflow basically.