Promise Kept: Charles and Irie Secured Permanent Housing

During Client Appreciation Day, we honored clients like Charles and Irie, whose progress reflects what your partnership helps make possible every day. Charles and his daughter, Irie, know what it means to keep going through uncertainty. More than three years ago, the single father and his daughter were facing homelessness and living out of their car. Charles said yes to St. Joseph Center and, with the support of his case manager, Crystal, and employment assistance, secured a stable job and began building a future for his family.

“I told her I wouldn’t give up. We will have a home.”

The journey was not without setbacks, but Charles stayed determined. Today, Charles and Irie are permanently housed in Long Beach and moving forward together. Irie, now a teenager, shares a close bond with her father. When asked what she loves most about him, she smiled and said, “He knows teenage words.”