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In 1991 we settled in an apartment at Foothill Plaza. This is how it was before Mutual Housing… On the windows were old curtains, and we were not allowed to put up a sun screen or even sheer curtains. We were not allowed to have live flowers inside or outside. We weren’t allowed to walk…
Category Archives: Resident Voices
Nov
01
2019
Before moving to Tremont Green, my life as a single mother was chaotic and uncertain. I was attending school full time and working part time. Raising my four sons was my biggest concern. It was all I could do to get by, living each day one at a time. I was in an abusive marriage…
Sep
01
2019
Nequai Scott, Greenway Village My name is Nequai Scott. I am a mother, a survivor of domestic violence, and a recovering meth addict. I can plainly say I could not introduce myself as any of those things if I wasn’t presented the opportunity to reside at Greenway Village Mutual Housing Community. Living here enables me…
Jul
01
2019
Kelly Her, Evergreen Estates Prior to living in Mutual Housing, my family (three sisters and one brother) lived in South Carolina. In February 2009, my parents divorced and my mother moved to California. We stayed with dad, but after a short time he developed mental issues, so we were scared and decided that following our…
May
01
2019
Charlie Burres, The Westerner I was born in Stockton in 1932. My wife was born in Miami, OK 10 years later. I am of sound mind and beat up body, 78 years old, and still enjoying every day that I am able to. Most of my life I have been a carpenter and cabinet maker.…
Mar
01
2019
<p><strong>Edith Bikoba, Twin Pines</strong></p> <p>Living at Twin Pines has had a great influence on me and my family. At my old apartments, I didn’t have any friends and wasn’t familiar with my neighbors. Because there was no diversity, it was hard to relate to people. It wasn’t until I moved to Twin Pines that everything…
Jan
01
2019
Varvara Lugovskaya, Foothill Plaza Life does not stay still and its every turn brings up new experiences. Living at Mutual Housing California has definitely been a pleasurable one for my family. When we moved here seven years ago, my husband was 73, I was 67, and my grandson – a complete orphan – was 14. Here,…
Nov
01
2018
Ale Ruiz-Jimenez, Owendale Mutual Housing Once upon a time, there lived a family. They were just ordinary peasants. Moved around often from city to city in order to have a good education. Struggled to eat and have a good shelter. One day the dad was able to get a new job that paid him more…
Sep
01
2018
Christina Thomas, Twin Pines Before living at Twin Pines, our lives were completely different. My nine-year-old son did not have friends to play with in the neighborhood. His sense of safety came from security guards and police constantly securing the neighborhood. The local school did not address his special needs. He was not happy. My…
Jul
01
2018
Crystal Irwin, Mutual Housing at the Highlands As a mother, nothing pains me more than seeing homeless children and families in America. I never thought I’d find myself in that situation, but never say never. This past June I was unable to pay rent. I was terrified of being evicted because I did not want…