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 …
Realizing a Dream One Step at a Time
Thirty-four-year-old Nancy Delgado and her beautiful eleven-year-old daughter Rosie reside in a rent-stabilized apartment in Williamsburg, where Nancy grew up and reports feeling comfortable and safe. They take full advantage …
An Ocean View and a Long-Term Solution
For thirteen years, Lia Marino has lived in her large studio apartment in Howard Beach, Queens, and loves being there by the ocean. “The whole area is beautiful,” she says. …
Preparing for an Even Better Future While Caring for Others
Like so many others, Emilia Martinez, a 37-year-old Highbridge resident, had her life upended by the pandemic. “I was working at a multi-service center in The Bronx,” she says. “They …
Inspirational Senior Faces Challenges Head-on!
Linda Udell is a seventy-year-old African American Bronx native. Her current home is not too far from the projects where she grew up; she has a supportive community of neighbors. …