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If there’s one thing you should know about Maria Barerra, it is that she is a focused woman who gets what she wants. “I didn’t find saving hard,” she said. “I had my mind set and that was it.”
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Carolyn Davis is not one to sit back and watch her dreams pass her by. She speaks up, gets involved, and follows her dreams. It is because of her irrepressible drive for success that Carolyn joined the CAAB IDA program.
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Pauline Davis’ first official in-home business, “Pauline’s Creations” draws upon thirty years of freelance sewing, tailoring, furniture repair, and textile design to meet customers various demands: restoring a vintage car interior or customizing a prom gown.
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When she joined the CAAB IDA Program a few years ago, Darlene Goddard was determined to improve her family’s financial outlook. Now a proud home owner in Southeast DC, Darlene talks about the difference that a stable job and stable housing have made for her and her daughters.
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Unlike other college graduates; Robert Harris is not too worried about paying off his student loans. As a participant in CAAB’s Individual Development Account (IDA) matched savings program, Robert saved money during the summer to pay for school expenses in the fall and spring, reducing his student loan amount.
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Denise Hickmon is a testament that hard work can pay off. Facing difficult odds as a single mother of four, she went back to school as an undergraduate student at Catholic University and will graduate in Spring 2009 with a degree in business management with the help of an Individual Development Account.
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Heidi Hawkins' experiences with CAAB were so inspiring that she signed up as a volunteer with the DC Earned Income Tax Credit (DC EITC) Campaign, which helps low-income workers file their taxes and receive District and federal tax credits.
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Jacqueline Massey saw her home of 27 years, the Valley Green public housing complex, be demolished. As the buildings crumbled to the ground, she did not know what the future would bring. Now she owns her own home after going through the CAAB IDA program.
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Shani Lee and Frank Huggins have made savings a family affair--teaching their children, S’nai and O’shan, about the importance of being responsible with their money, “One of the missions of CAAB is to give people financial freedom. Now we have multiple savings accounts. Our children have savings accounts that they put money into every two weeks.”
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Jacqueline Massey saw her home of 27 years, the Valley Green public housing complex, be demolished. As the buildings crumbled to the ground, she did not know what the future would bring. Now she owns her own home after going through the CAAB IDA program.
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After spending two years in transitional housing, Edgar Proctor purchased a 2-bedroom home in the River Terrace neighborhood of Ward 7. Edgar talks about the change in perspective that made it possible for him to become a home owner.
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At 24, Joy Roberson has made her first major investment in real estate with the purchase of a studio condo, nestled comfortably in Thomas Circle in downtown DC.
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A freshman studying psychology at Marymount University in Arlington, Virginia, Tuan Vu feels like he’s made the best decision of his life.
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