Published on November 3rd, 2025

Natural disasters such as the devastating fires that ignited in the Los Angeles area on January 7, 2025 do not intend to discriminate on the basis of race or class. Their impacts, however, are revealing about systemic inequities. In the months since the fires were contained, we know that recovery and the ability to rebuild […]

Published on October 8th, 2025

The pool of buyers for empty lots is also limited by the complexity of building a home from scratch. So grassroots community efforts have worked to combat the trend of corporate buyouts. For example, the nonprofit Greenline Housing Foundation has bought lots and supplied several down payment grants to renters who lost their homes in the fire and […]

Published on October 6th, 2025

Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Ashley is the daughter of Haitian immigrants. With little education, her parents struggled to access employment and housing opportunities. Seeing her parents struggle motivated Ashley to create a better life for herself and her family. She was the first in her family to earn Bachelors and Masters degrees and with the […]

Published on October 6th, 2025

Teresa and Anthony are both natives of Santa Ana, California. Teresa, one of 10 siblings, lived in the same family home throughout her childhood and experienced the value of stability and security that growing up in one home provides. Anthony had a very different experience. His family jumped from place to place. Teresa and Anthony […]

Published on September 24th, 2025

Published on September 9th, 2025

Kyra and Malik are trailblazers in their respective families. They are the first in their families to graduate from college and branch out to a new state and build something entirely of their own.  Kyra grew up on the south side of Chicago and was raised by a hard-working single mother that did everything she […]

Published on September 8th, 2025

Alysa was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia and still calls the peach state her home. She works at a local hospital as a Senior Employment Recruiter and is actively engaged in her community through the arts, sports, and church. Additionally, she’s an avid baker and started her own baking business. She has seen firsthand […]

Published on August 28th, 2025

In the aftermath of the Eaton Fire in Altadena, California this past January, the Greenline Housing Foundation mobilized.  In just six months, they’ve become one of the leading organizations helping members of the Black and Hispanic community in Altadena recover, rebuild, and remain in the neighborhood. It’s still early days, but Greenline has been moving fast. Their […]

Published on August 20th, 2025

Published on July 30th, 2025

Leslie and her four siblings bounced around quite a bit growing up. She was born in Connecticut then moved to Puerto Rico and finally landed in Southern California. As an adult, she has endured quite a bit of adversity from being a single parent herself to divorce to a failed business venture. But through it […]