Sandy was first introduced to Friends In Deed through her friend, Eloise. The month before Ryan had been able to help Eloise, who is a property manager, get rental assistance for one of her tenants in desperate need and Eloise had said, “thank you so much for all your help, would it be okay if […]
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Tracy first reached out to Friends In Deed out of desperation. She is in her early twenties and was just starting at a new job. While getting on her feet, Tracy was able to live with her older sister’s family. Unfortunately, her sister’s husband was dealing with serious anger issues. After he made threats, became
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Jeff was referred to Friends In Deed from the Pasadena Housing Department. As a recent transplant from Orange County, he was still learning about what community resources were available to him in the area. When Ryan and Jeff were able to meet in person it was immediately clear to Ryan that Jeff was a man
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As a person living with disability (in her case, deafness), Lyndee is probably more vulnerable to being taken advantage of than most. An exploitative relationship left her on the streets, but fortunately she was able to get a place in a supportive housing program in Pasadena. Lyndee, however, is resourceful and fiercely independent. First she
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