When Leticia Rodriguez first moved into Community Access housing – back in 1993 – she had been living in a New York shelter as a 17-year-old single mother of an infant boy.

Twenty years later, she has three children who are all thriving (her son made the Dean’s List in his third year at the University at Buffalo), and a successful career at Women In Need, an organization that houses women and children who are homeless.

Safe, secure, and affordable housing made all the difference in the world. "At first I only had a pile of blankets and a little TV," Leticia remembers, "but I had a roof over my head and that’s what mattered. When I first arrived here, I cried. It was beautiful. Everyone goes through a tough time, but I wouldn’t be where I am without Community Access."