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Karen Martinez, 39, has come a long way. About a year ago, she and her little girl Cloey, 3, arrived in San Francisco and were homeless. With the help of the nonprofit Compass organization, she found housing at TNDC’s Civic Center Residence this March.
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Nancy Muldoon
Seven years ago I came to San Francisco with just $100.00 and my two-year-old daughter. I knew it wasn’t going to be easy, but I didn’t realize just how difficult it would be. We first stayed at the Leland Hotel on Polk Street for a week before I had to go on welfare and we wound up living in a shelter for a few months.
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Traci Cox
As he waits on the lobby sofa, Traci Cox is as unassuming in his black and khaki windbreaker as he is charming. Wise beyond his 17 years, his clean-cut looks, boyish grin, and hazel-green eyes reveal an innocence that’s almost deceiving. Appearances mislead as Traci’s story is one that is both heartbreaking and cathartic. There are many stories here in the Tenderloin but not all of them result in such perseverance and triumph.
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Perla Orozco
Many children are broken down by the harsh realities of the Tenderloin. Sometimes it’s easy to overlook the ones who excel in spite of the temptations to do otherwise. But Perla Orozco is a child whose achievements demand she be noticed.
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Luisa Escobar
You don’t have to be around TNDC very long to hear about Luisa Escobar. Little wonder, since her real life story puts Horatio Alger’s fiction to shame. She’s the pride
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Tanya Chanthavong
Tanya can’t stay away from the Tenderloin. She has lived and worked in other places, but for Tanya Chanthavong, 21, the Tenderloin is home. And she loves it.
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Veronica Ann Hutch
There’s something special about Veronica Ann Hutch, a 29-year old resident of two years at TNDC’s Cameo Apartments. Maybe it’s her soft-spoken nature or seemingly vulnerable quality. Whatever it is, her drive to grow as a person certainly prevails.
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Alicia Roberson and Terri West
Alicia Roberson and Terri West manage TNDC buildings and live together as domestic partners in TNDC’s Cameo Apartments at 481 Eddy Street with Terri’s 14-year-old son Shon Hall. Their Tenderloin story began eight years ago when Alicia moved to San Francisco with her son Maurice.
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