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Lucille Mageean, 57, who was homeless for ten years, has been living in a low income housing studio apartment for the past two years in South Sacramento. She says she mostly eats TV dinners because her kitchen is so small it's difficult to cook much more then that. A few months ago her front window was bashed in by a man with a baseball bat, and although she is grateful to not be homeless, she wishes she could live in midtown Sacramento in a safer place. Photo taken July 17, 2012 in Sacramento, California. -
Judy Braswell, 57, enjoys spending time with her grandson Buddy Prescott, 6, in her studio apartment at The Highlands in NOrth HIghlands, a low income apartment complex next to the recycling plant where she works part-time. She says she is happy to have her own space. Previously she rented rooms in other people's homes. Photo taken July 18, 2012 in Sacramento, California. -
Judy Braswell, 57, in doorway, enjoys spending time with her grandson Buddy Prescott, 6, in her studio apartment at The Highlands, a low income apartment complex next to the recycling plant where she works part time. She says she is happy to have her own space. Previously she rented rooms in other peoples homes. Photo taken July 18, 2012 in Sacramento, California.Photo taken July 18, 2012 in Sacramento, California. -
A view from Judy Braswell's balcony where she lives in a studio apartment at The Highlands, a low income apartment complex next to the recycling plant where she works part time. She says she is happy to have her own space. Previously she rented rooms in other peoples homes. Photo taken July 18, 2012 in Sacramento, California. -
"I love the cross breeze and light from the big windows," says Michael Zollo, 51, in his studio apartment that also features a fan and air conditioning in The Highlands, a low income apartment complex near the former McClellan Air Force Base. Zollo came from a dilapidated place in Carmichael. He also loves his spacious kitchen and spends a lot of time volunteering at his church. Photo taken July 19, 2012 in Sacramento, California. -
Mercy Housing is finishing this affordable housing at the corner of 7th & H Street in downtown Sacramento that will include 122 studio apartments (325square feet) and 28 one-bedroom (500square feet) units as well as sixteen parking spaces, retail and health clinic on the ground floor. The eight-story, 102-foot tall building replaces other single room occupancy units in the downtown area due to be replaced by future developments. Photo taken July 18, 2012 in Sacramento, California. -
Renner Johnston, right, project architect with Mogavero Notestine Associates, and Rick Sprague, Regional Director of Mercy Housing, left, check out a kitchen in a studio apartment on the 6th floor that is near completion in Mercy Housing in downtown Sacramento at the corner of 7th & H Street. The affordable housing will include 122 studio apartments (325square feet) and 28 one-bedroom (500square feet) units as well as sixteen parking spaces, retail and health clinic on the ground floor. The eight-story, 102-foot tall building replaces other single room occupancy units in the downtown area due to be replaced by future developments. Photo taken July 18, 2012 in Sacramento, California. -
A view from the inside of one of the rooms of Mercy Housing affordable housing at the corner of 7th & H Street in downtown Sacramento. It will include 122 studio apartments (325square feet) and 28 one-bedroom (500square feet) units as well as sixteen parking spaces, retail and health clinic on the ground floor. The eight-story, 102-foot tall building replaces other single room occupancy units in the downtown area due to be replaced by future developments. Photo taken July 18, 2012 in Sacramento, California.
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