If you’ve nothing better to do…

…listen to WNPR’s “Where We Live” around 9:20 on Friday morning, and hear Breisha Hilyard (featured here) talk about her life. Brei has an incredible story, and it’s well worth listening to. I’ll be there, too.

Thank you, everyone.

So this story was posted yesterday around noon, and immediately, the emails and texts came in. Two lawyers called. Three real estate agents called.  Various and sundry people called with household goods. Someone called to arrange a play date. So again, I come away amazed at how much people want to help, provided they know …

In a housing revolution, sometimes things move slowly

But they do move, sometimes. I followed Breisha Hilyard in her quest to find adequate (and affordable) housing in Hartford. A couple of times, she and her two children skated dangerously close to homelessness. This is not how things are supposed to be. I watched Hilyard struggle, conquer, and get knocked back down only to …