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

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Maria Cerna, San Jose

Francois H. Jas, Eastham, MA


Affordable housing is a key element of a healthy community.

I live on Cape Cod in Massachusetts, where small local housing is being bought up by wealthy retirees who build mega-houses. Where do the worried residents go? We must provide for them, because they run our shops, our schools, and our services, and they LOVE the Cape AND DO NOT WANT TO MOVE.

Elizabeth Hendricks, San Jose

Leticia Cruz Arseo, Cecilia Avina, & Angel, San Jose


Yo Leticia Cruz pido que me ayude. Soy una mujer sola con tres hijos. Dos estan incapacitados. Yo estuve al punto de la muerte. Me operaron con mi cabeza, y con la ayuda de mi cunada Cecilia estoy saliendo adelante.

Yo tengo ganas de salir a Mexico a ver mis padres, pero no puedo porque tambien pienso en mis hijos. Ellos necesitan atencion medica. Por favor ayudeme a reglar un permiso para ver a mis padres. Grcias.

Kathy Cordova, San Jose

Robert A. Howd, San Jose


Here in the San Jose area, there is a particular problem with the availability of low-cost housing.

Nancy Prince, San Jose

We need more housing for low and middle-income families. There are long waiting lists for senior housing.

Kayla Garcia, Briana, & Kayla, San Jose


Maria Olvera, San Jose

La gente esta perdiendo viviendas.

Patti Massey, San Jose


Homelessness is a personal thing for me. We have housed a homeless family unrelated to us for the past eighteen months.

It is essential that all efforts be made to increase section 8 vouchers and housing security for all in our community and in the nation.