Before coming to Hamilton Families, Liz and her family were experiencing housing insecurity for the past 15 years, doubling up with family, staying at motels, and sleeping at rest stops all over the San Francisco Bay Area.
Read MoreOn Feb. 3, Hamilton Families took over the @Ham4Progress Instagram account with Hamilton cast member Christopher Henry Young, joined by Hamilton Families staff member Allie Deck-Shipley to speak on ending family homelessness in the SF Bay Area, and what Black History Month means to her as an ally and someone who serves children and youth who are predominantly BIPOC who are experiencing homelessness.
Read MoreOn Feb. 3, Hamilton Families took over the @Ham4Progress Instagram account with Hamilton cast member Christopher Henry Young, joined by our own Hamilton Families staff member Ms. Ivory Collins on ending family homelessness in the SF Bay Area and what Black History Month means to her as a Black woman in the Bay Area.
Read MoreOn Feb. 3, Hamilton Families took over the @Ham4Progress Instagram account with Hamilton cast member Christopher Henry Young, joined by our own Hamilton Families staff member Ana Gomez on ending family homelessness in the SF Bay Area and what Black History Month means to her as an ally, an Oakland native, and a Person of Color in the Bay Area.
Read More“Essential is essential,” she says. “We can’t close, because if we close, our families go back out on the street.”
Read MoreI was very excited when I saw the services that Hamilton Families provide, helping you to get into your own place; it really gives you hope for the future.
Read More“It wasn't that easy and losing my job didn't help so that's pretty much how I ended up homeless. I was very surprised that I could become one of the people that becomes homeless. You don't see yourself there, you really don't, until it happens to you.”
Read MoreHear the journey of single dad, Matt, and his son, Blake, as they went from experiencing homelessness to owning their own home.
Read MoreLearn how this amazing mother overcame homelessness—moving from a life in prison to living in her own place and raising two beautiful daughters.
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