New Jersey
Elbita Perez
At the onset of the Paterson Housing Authority's 1997 award of a Hope
VI Grant, Elbita Perez was a public housing resident at Christopher
Columbus Family Development. As an unemployed mother of five trying
to survive a troubled marriage, she was forced to depend on social services.
Ms. Perez used the Self-Sufficiency Program to get her life back on
track. She graduated from the Paterson Leadership Program, and in 1998
she was appointed as the Hope VI Community Task Force Supervisor. She
is currently a Coordinator with the Paterson Development and Management
Inc. Ms. Perez maintains a full-time job to support her family, attends
college, and sits on the Paterson Board of Libraries and Museums. She
is also a Board member of the Paterson Task Force for Community Action,
Inc. and a Community and Educational Advocate.
Sponsored by:
Christina Mutual Housing Association, Inc.
Paterson, NJ
3/24/2000
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