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

Monday, April 20, 2009

Trinidad Miller, San Jose


Soy homeless. Necesito urgentemente ayuda. Estoy enferma, mi edad es 73 anos, y no puedo trabajar. Por favor necesito ayuda urgentemente.

Joaquin Mucio, San Jose

We need more towels in the homeless shelter, more hygiene products, free clothing (socks and underwear), access to washers and dryers, storage space, and cleaner facilities.

Tammy Robertson & Christopher Dent, San Jose


We are from Chicago - Go Bears!

We need more shelters for the homeless so we all could have something during these tight money problems!!!!

Blanca Arias, San Jose

Catalina Barajas, San Jose


Quisas nunca leas esta carta, pero si Dios existe, puedo decir que mires tantas personas con necesidad de empleos. Y sobre la separacion de familias, me pregunto como tu sentias si te separan de tus hijos?

Suzanne D. Gatewood, San Jose

Dear President,

I am so lucky to have been a client of section 8 for 14 years. Being a single mom of three children, it has helped me with the trials and tribulations of these hard times we live in. We have been through financial hardships but have survived. My children have great jobs now, and have moved on and out of my home, and have also had the chance to sign up for affordable housing. I am now working myself, and plan to go to school to finish my GED, and buy a home of my own. Please, we need this program to be there for people who need and want a chance to get ahead in life. I say yes to section 8 and funding for low-income housing. Thank you again.

Sheryl Varien, San Jose


Are you listening?

Really listening?

I think you are.

I know God is.


Sheryl Varien, on a mission in San Jose, CA

Karla Rodriguez, San Jose

Necesitamos ayuda de viviendas. Gracias.

Jose Ospina, San Jose


Nafisa Y. Palla, Milpitas, CA

Somehow stop foreclosures. We need more public housing, food, shelter, clothing, good education (no more cutting from school funding), and more student loans.