2022 Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) Impact Report - Report - Page 51
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Towanda Stange, owner of Ms. B’s Kitchen and Catering and a
WORC participant, catered an event at CHA’s Charles Hayes
Center. She said: “I happened to run into (CHA contractor)
Juana Pollard, who was the property manager for Henry
Horner when I moved in. When I met her, I respected her
professionalism and demeanor instantly. I hadn’t seen her
in 20 years. She went above and beyond her job duties. She
showed me so many things. She made an impact that even
she doesn’t know.”
Samantha Stokes was the first CHA resident to close on
a home in the new Down Payment Assistance – or DPA –
program. When CHA spoke with her, it was evident that
CHA’s support changed her life – and the life of her teenaged
daughter, who now lives in a home with a backyard for the
first time. She said: “I appreciate it every day. Every single
day. I just can’t believe I’m a homeowner now.”
During a public meeting at Lincoln Perry Apartments,
resident Adell Davis thanked CHA, saying: “CHA has been
there for me.”
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Shawnie Jones is a CHA former resident and Section 3
business owner who catered CHA’s 2023 all-staff meeting.
Ms. Jones spoke before the meeting and recognized all that
CHA and its employees have done to help her be successful.
She said: “I am your mission… I want you to know that I am
your why.”
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