SAN ANTONIO – This week is Hunger and Homeless Awareness Week, and San Antonio house nonprofits and businesses are teaming as much as area 90 homeless households in 90 days.
“It makes me want to cry because it truly is a blessing to be able in two weeks to walk in our own place,” stated Malaurie Quinones.
Quinones has been staying at Haven for Hope for seven months however quickly can have a spot of her personal to name house.
“When I first got here, it was hard because, being a single parent, having to come to a homeless shelter, it’s scary because you don’t know what can happen from one day to the next,” stated Quinones.
With emerging housing prices and inflation, Haven for Hope and different native businesses like Close to Home — previously SARAH — and SAMMinistries introduced the 90-day problem to assist homeless households.
“For every hundred dollars in rent increase, homelessness increases by 9%,” stated Katie Givens, director of Communications and Development for Close to Home. “Haven for Hope is at overflow max capacity with housing families.”
With the assistance of Haven for Hope and the SAMMinistries speedy housing program, Quinones is getting a possibility to start out over and provides her 3-year-old daughter a unique lifestyles.
“I don’t want this to be normal to her. I want to show her no matter what you go through, as long as you do what you’re supposed to do, you can be anything,” stated Quinones. “Haven does help a lot. You just got to have the initiative. It gave me a lot of direction in my life, so it was the best choice I made for me and my daughter.”
As a part of this week’s occasions for Hunger and Homeless Awareness Week, Haven for Hope will host an unsheltered open area at its useful resource heart on Wednesday from 3 p.m. to five p.m. Haven for Hope is offering a trip from Corazon Day Center.
“People can learn about the resources that we have. They can tour the campus and have a meal,” stated Terri Behling, director of Communications for Haven for Hope. “We’re going to be handing out winter coats. We’re going to be offering free haircuts. So, really give people who have never tried Haven before an opportunity to see what is here and what’s available for them.”
Quinones has benefitted from the ones products and services and hopes to transport into her new house via Thanksgiving.
“All I’ve ever wanted was for my baby to have her own place, and now she’s about to have it. That’s her Christmas gift from me,” stated Quinones.
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