Success Stories

We are so happy for Katie, a teacher in a Title 1 elementary school in Tucson, who we were able to help purchase a home this fall. We have never met anybody so deserving and it was a privilege to work with her.

At the height of the pandemic in 2020 she was named Teacher of the Year at Desert Willow Elementary for not only nurturing her 17 in-person students, but an additional 50 via Zoom in the afternoon. And once that extended day was finished she took on “every extra paying role you can possibly pick up” so she would be able to move her two kids to a safe neighborhood. She told me when I first spoke with her: “We would love nothing more than to move into a house in a neighborhood where our kids can make friends and play in a backyard.” That’s not asking for much!

After a few strategy sessions to talk requirements and budgets we were ready to speak with a lender. Katie then found her dream home and we provided a down payment grant to bridge the gap. Then a few weeks ago she sent us the reveal video when she and her husband surprised the kids with their new home and it reminded us why we do this. “Is this our new house?!?!”

We love this picture so much. It’s the moment her daughter realized that she would have her own bedroom for the first time (no offense to her brother).