Bridges Alliance

Success Stories

Ken and Annie and their two children became homeless in 2012 when Ken was laid off as a contractor for the Government.  Annie was working part time, and unable to keep up with rent payments.  For over two years they lived in an extended stay motel, scraping together most of Annie's pay to get by week to week.  Then they found Bridges Alliance.  Annie is now working full time, and Ken has been hired at a local home improvement store. 

Sophia had been raising her three children on her own, after she left an abusive marriage.  She was cleaning houses and hotels and facing eviction when she came to Bridges Alliance.  With affordable housing, she was out of her housing crisis and could return to working one full time job. Sophia then had the time to go back to school and get her Commercial Driver's License. She now drives a bus, has benefits, and is returning to school now to get her GED.  Her oldest son is in college and helping out his family with his part time job.

Kanina works in community services in Howard County.  Her rent was unaffordable which led to her getting behind on payments and was not allowed to renew her lease.  She stayed at relatives with her two children for as long as she could, but knew it couldn't be long term.  She moved into her Bridges Alliance unit and now has a short commute to work and feels safe in her neighborhood. With affordable housing she is focusing on; paying off past debts, improving her credit, helping others find resources, and keeping her family stable.