Our Impact

Mobility Works focuses on promoting self-determination among low-income families, expanding housing choice, and supporting families with Housing Choice Vouchers to move to safe communities with quality housing and high-performing schools. What has housing mobility looked like for real families? Here are their stories.

Donna, Texas

I am a mother to five children, three adults and two teens. I wanted to relocate from my old neighborhood to offer my children a better, safer environment to grow up...

Kimberly, Maryland

We are a family of three, living in the Columbia area. I have one little girl who is 3 years old, and one boy who is 13. I decided to relocate here for better...

Chelsee, Massachusetts

My family is comprised of me and my 4-year-old daughter. When I enrolled in the SNO Mass program, I was living in a very unsafe, crime-ridden neighborhood. I always...
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“I learned the exact words to say to a realtor when looking for a place as far as how to incorporate that I have a Housing Choice Voucher, and to present myself as a confident, educated tenant.”

Housing Mobility Participant
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“The mobility program, I truly believe was a godsend. What I mean in saying that is that I now had support, educated support. The organization was able to not only help me to find housing, but also to educate me on how to self-advocate.”

Housing Mobility Participant
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“It has been a blessing that the program helped me and my family out with a better community and helped with rent and a great start. Thanks to the program I feel less stress, relief.”

Housing Mobility Participant

Support the Mobility Works Participant Leadership Program

Donations made here through the end of the year will go to our new program to develop mobility participant leadership nationally—in policy advocacy, field building, and program direction.