You are receiving this email as one of Alexandra’s most engaged followers. If you no longer wish to receive emails or updates, please click the “unsubscribe” link below. Hi John, Affordable housing isn't a pipeline dream—it's a human right. I know how important it is to have stable housing; why it feels like it is tied to a person's worth. But it's still hard for me to talk about my own experience. Housing is deeply personal for me and I believe housing should be a right for everyone. Here's why: When I was 17 years old and still in high school, I moved out of my mother's house. I remember looking at her bedroom window from the UHaul, seeing her silhouette unmoving and uncaring that I was leaving, and getting in the truck and driving to my first apartment. I was a high schooler living on my own. I was a three sport athlete and a backserver at a local restaurant. My meals were from the lunch room at school or bread I snuck into my pocket from the restaurant. People made fun of me because I was an athlete but far too skinny to be boasting about athleticism. I was paying for rent, food, electricity, TV, gas, groceries....and I didn't even have a high school diploma. But even at 17 years old, I knew I'd been living in a situation that I needed to leave. During the height of the pandemic, I worked with an unhoused encampment on JFK Parkway. I spoke with residents living there and activists and collaborated with them to form a better picture of what they wanted from our local government. During this time, a resident of the encampment overdosed and died. Upon learning who had died, I was heartbroken—she had been my friend. When I saw that same friend at a housing protest, I burst into tears. Was I confused? Delusional? We realized that day the names between the person who had died and the person I called my friend had been mixed up. My friend cried when I explained why I was so ecstatic to see her. She asked: You really care about me? Even when I don't have a home? I don't believe in letting people live out in our streets. As an elected official, I'll work tirelessly to end homelessness. Will you give a contribution today to help support my electability? DONATE IN SUPPORT In Solidarity, Alexandra Have you signed Alexandra's Petition demanding justice for the victims of Redlining? Add your name and urge the DOJ to continue combatting redlining by keeping up their investigation into racist mortgage lenders. ADD YOUR NAME   FOLLOW ALEXANDRA ON CONTRIBUTE Paid for by Friends of Alexandra Hunt Alexandra M. Hunt | P.O. Box 5615, Philadelphia, PA 19129 Unsubscribe [email protected] Update Profile | Constant Contact Data Notice Sent by [email protected] in collaboration with Try email marketing for free today!