Category Archives: Resident Voices

“I feel calmer and very comfortable.” –Manuel Garcia I have been in California since the death of President Kennedy in 1963. I was 18 years old when I first got here. I come from a family of 11 in Mexico. I have worked in a lot of places. I moved to Woodland around 1978 and…

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Jasmine Duong is a youth leader at Mutual Housing at Lemon Hill. This Summer she participated in a youth internship program with Alchemist CDC in partnership with Mutual Housing California. She was part of an effort to educate the broader community about the CalFresh program and maximize their benefits through Farmers Market matching incentives. “Now,”…

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“It’s been a great relief for me." -Marina I have worked at a local nut company for eight years sorting almonds. The almonds pass through a moving band, and we have to remove the leaves and other natural waste that it comes with. I work outside, but it is covered. During the winter it is…

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Andrea Noble is a resident board member living at Mutual Housing on the Greenway in South Sacramento. From the beginning stages of Mutual Housing California’s partnership with Housing California’s Residents United Network (RUN), Andrea has consistently and fiercely advocated for affordable housing. Despite her full plate as a grandmother and care provider for three grandchildren,…

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Hi my name is Leslie Myers.  Before making Mutual Housing at the Highlands my home in 2013, I was chronically homeless for 25-30 years. I lived on the sidewalks during the summers and sheltered at the Salvation Army during the winter. Living in the elements was a very difficult life, hard on my health, both…

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My name is Meaghan. I live at Glen Ellen Mutual Housing Community with my husband and two children. Before coming to live at Glen Ellen Mutual Housing Community I went through many housing programs for people transitioning out of homelessness. I met my husband at a Single Living program, where we both were living. I…

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