From Homemaker to Homeless

For most of her life, Wanda Clark (known to everyone as Nana) was the pillar and provider for her family. As she not only cared and housed her children, her grandchildren and her great grandchildren, she also opened her home and provided for extended family members and the neighborhood kids and was a place of refuge for many; continuously passing on retirement for years to make ends meet for them all. One year, as she attempted to expand her home to house more family members, the hired contractor took off with the money leaving her with an unfinished home and no funds to fix what was already torn. Today, Wanda is in the ultimate battle against the City of Sacramento to keep her home. As it was condemned, boarded up and her and her family was evicted, she continued making payments on her mortgage to fulfill her commitment to her lender in hopes of returning home. What started out as what Wanda believed was a partnership of restoring her home, was nothing more than misinformation given by the City of Sacramento and Gerard F Keena II of the Bay Area Receivership Group. Wanda felt as though she was misled by the group and was not properly notified of court hearings and now she stands at the threshold of losing her home for good. On November 3, 2021, the City of Sacramento will be holding an auction to sell her forever home and only possession and like many senior citizens, Wanda is facing a certainty of homelessness. We’re asking the community for help and to spread the word and bring awareness to this injustice.