Women’s Housing Coalition

I want to share my experience that Ms. Angie Ludi, who is in charge of this program, is taking advantage of it. She is now renting to entire families and is not respecting the program's rules. I spoke with her and asked for help for myself and my daughter, and she only told me to go look at an apartment on 410 Arno Street SE in Albuquerque, New Mexico 87102. The apartment was in the worst condition a human being could possibly live in. Later, a family of five arrived. My daughter speaks Spanish, and they asked us if we were there to rent. My daughter said yes and asked them if they were renting through the Women's Housing Coalition program. The man replied that it was perhaps strange, but that he and Ms. Angie, who is in charge of the program, had reached an agreement, as if we were bothering them or something. My daughter said goodbye, we left, and the first question in my mind was, "The Women's Housing Coalition is a program for single women, I mean, only low-income women and single mothers, so I didn't understand." My mind questioned, "Why? What about all the single mothers like me who are being denied the opportunity for help because of this?" I felt frustrated because I couldn't believe the program was like this. I have since found an apartment, and I am sharing this bad experience .

WHC is definitely a blessing..they took me and my son in at my lowest point and helped me not only get back on feet but thrive when my time with them was up. I was able to go back to school and get an amazing job to be able to better not only my life but the life of my son who is the most important...without WHC idk if I'd be where I am today. Angie, Cheri and all the women involved are the reason this program is so inspirational. I have made met and made life long friends within this program. Although I met them at an extremely hard time in our lives I wouldn't trade it for anything. Thank you WHC so much for everything you all did and do for women. ❤️

I arrived in Albuquerque New Mexico in 2002. I came here to create my life for the first time free of drugs and alcohol. I came with my two sons who still lived with me. I had no job just an apartment which the rent had been payed for 3 months. Believing that employment would come. I struggled a lot and between pay checks usually had no money to speak of . I struggled with my sobriety at every turn wondering had I made a big mistake. Some where around 2005 my sponsor told me about the Womens Housing Coalition which helped women who would stick to the rules piece there lives back together despite current circumstances. It was a commitment I felt I could make because Somewhere in me - I wanted to succeed. And I wanted a chance to see who I could become. I kept my commitment and even ended up asking my son to move out because no matter what I told him he could not abide by the rules and threatened to get us kicked out of the program. Fast forward all these years and I am 18 yrs plus sober. My financial life has remained steady and vastly improved- I don’t have debt, my life has remained manageable. I am useful in many capacities including volunteering at the WHC whenever needed. It’s a program I believe in because I know it can work - If you decide you want it more than you want anything else. As a woman I find it invaluable as a tool. Sincerely Doreen Gonsalves