Success Stories

Read about some of CAAB's successful savers

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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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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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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