November 8, 2023
Samantha Stokes, the first Chicago Housing Authority resident to close on a home in the CHA’s new Down Payment Assistance (DPA) program, stands with DPA Program Manager Jimmy Stewart at her closing in early October.
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Chicago Housing Authority launches new Down Payment Assistance program to help families achieve their dreams of homeownership Single Mom is first CHA resident to close on home: “I just can’t believe
Samantha Stokes grew up one of four children living under the roof of hard-working parents. Ends didn’t always meet, and she remembers being evicted as a child – something she vowed never to experience as an adult.