For 19 years, Jose Quevedo lived on Section 8 housing assistance. In 2025, he bought his first home, and he credits a city program with making it possible.
Quevedo, a Glendale resident, is one of 11 graduates of the city’s Family Self-Sufficiency program, known as FSS. The federally funded initiative pairs Section 8 participants with a personal success coach to help them increase their income, build credit and work toward financial independence, including homeownership.
“I wanted to break that cycle. I wanted to get off of Section 8. I wanted my own,” Quevedo said…