Maricela de la Rosa

Maricela de la Rosa is a 57 year old woman who has a 29 year old daughter living with her as well as two small grandchildren. Mrs. De la Rosa makes $ 70 a week as a factory worker, although she suffers from hypertension and is worried that she might have a stroke. “You have no idea how grateful I am for this house; my other house was falling in on our heads. Thank you for taking note of my need; I really had lost hope that I would ever live in a decent place again.” She uses an outhouse, as she has yet to get together the money for a sewer connection. She hopes that with the new house, she can now save toward that decency.