Our letter to the President

Dear President Obama,

Please take action to end America’s affordable housing and homelessness crisis. We need:
  • More section 8 vouchers immediately
  • Build public housing to meet the need
  • Full funding of the National Housing Trust Fund
  • Stop foreclosures

Thursday, June 25, 2009

Ashley Diggs, San Jose


Dear Obama,

I would like to start off by saying I am so proud of you. I think you are doing a great job so far! You have a big mess to straighten up, but just hang in there. You will make it happen.

Well, let me tell you a little bit about myself. I am 27 years old and I have been homeless off and on for a period of ten years due to losing jobs. What I can say is that section 8 housing has been a great help! I have just been approved for it. I will be moving out of the shelter where I am living in about three weeks! This has just opened a door for me to be able to go back to college and go to medical school. By the way, my new apartment is right down the street from my college.

Well, to get to the point, I hope you can give more funding to section 8 housing to help more people like me!

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