Making ends meet in this economy can be tough, and buying a home, for many, is only a dream, but one nonprofit is empowering women in lower income brackets across the Denver metro area to make their dreams a reality.
Project I See You is handing out $10,000 grants to first-time women homebuyers.
Many of the women who have received the grants have purchased homes in Aurora. One such woman, Latasha Bell, says receiving the grant was the break she needed after trying to save for a down payment for years.
“My mother raised us in low-income housing,” Bell said. “I knew that I wanted more for my kids.”
During an interview this week with CBS News Colorado, Bell was in tears explaining the moment she first opened the door to her home last November.
“Turning the key was unreal. I kept thinking about my mother, who’s passed on, that it would have been amazing to share with her that this can be done. Happiness, peace, and dreams aren’t for other communities. These goals are accessible to us as well,” Bell said. “I was so proud, because I realized in that moment I was breaking a cycle.”