This dad was one crisis away from losing his home
Jarvis became a father at 15, long before most of us know who we want to be. From that moment on, his life revolved around his son, Christian. He worked, finished high school, enrolled in college and held tight to one promise – to give his child a stable home.
But two years ago, when his relationship ended, Jarvis suddenly became the only income in the household. Overnight, every cost fell on him – rent, utilities, groceries, even the truck repairs he needed for work.
“It all piled up,” he said. “I was trying to stay ahead, but it kept slipping away.”
He was doing everything right, yet the math still didn’t work. One crisis had set off a chain reaction that threatened to cost him his home – and the stability he had worked a decade to build.
Emergency assistance from Hope through Housing kept Jarvis and Christian housed. It didn’t erase the struggle, but it did stop the freefall.
And that’s the truth behind his story: families in our communities are living on margins so thin that one setback – a car repair, a medical bill, a missed shift – can pull the ground out from under them.
Your gift fills that gap. You can help a parent stay housed, keep working and keep their child rooted in the only home they know.