Becoming Homeless: How does it happen? Finding a way home

Dear Coalition4Justice Family:

We are looking forward to welcoming you back to Community Conversations. Our facilitator for our Community Conversation this month will be Ms. Consuela Sanchez. She will be sharing her story concerning her efforts at combating homelessness and housing insecurity.   Ms. Sanchez will share her work toward achieving her vision: “My hope is that evictions become eradicated for once and for all. And that more people get involved helping each other, especially those who are less fortunate."

Ms. Sanchez is a native of Philadelphia. She is on the Board of Hope Worx, Inc. in Norristown and collaborates with many area organizations to discuss solutions regarding homelessness and to connect people to needed resources.  From 1989 to 2016 she was responsible for obtaining Christmas bags for hundreds of families in Philadelphia and Lower Merion. Since 1995, she has helped residents obtain funding for rent deposits and emergency rental and utility assistance.