Fifty-eight-year-old Deborah Tapper moved to the Bronx so long ago, she can’t even remember what year it was. She raised her daughter there and loves the apartment she has now. …
Making a Life in Manhattan with a Little Support from The Bridge Fund
A young Mark Priestly became a New Yorker in 1990, and like most transplants to the City, he came for the opportunities to build a life. And build a life …
One Medical Even Almost Led to Eviction
It looked like Bronx natives Maria and Craig Fonseca were doing well – they held two steady jobs, and their affordable three-bedroom apartment in the Bronx had room for their …
A Proud Citizen Crafts Her New Life
Joy Volkov came to New York City from Russia as a teenager. She has lived in her current rent-stabilized apartment in Brooklyn for over 10 years. She says hers is …
Focusing on a Better Future
Thirty-three-year-old Angela Milford has lived in the same building in East Harlem since she was a child. She likes the neighborhood and has family nearby. Angela has been attending LaGuardia …
A Mother and Son Weather the Storms
Clara Castillo is a 40-year-old single mom to son Jordan, a sophomore in high school who likes to play volleyball and video games. The pair have lived in the same …
From War Refugee To Proud New Yorker
Dalia Dressler certainly does not act her age! In fact, few people would guess that this vibrant, chatty New Yorker was once a malnourished child in Berlin who came to …
A Lifetime of Memories at Risk
Sixty-year-old Frank Garrett and his wife Melanie have been together nearly 30 years, always in the same rent-stabilized apartment in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn. They have history here. Melanie’s …
On the Road to Recovery on Tree-Lined Streets
“I had no idea The Bridge Fund existed; it was a blessing!” recalls Pamela Harrington, after connecting with a caseworker who helped her and her 70-year-old husband hold onto their …
A Mother’s Love and a Son’s Devotion
Eduardo Aguilar, a social worker with over 25 years of experience, has lived in East Harlem his whole life and has never seriously contemplated living anywhere else. His dream of …