Keys to Change

Happy Juneteenth from Keys to Change. Today we celebrate Black excellence, and take time to understand, talk about, and learn from our nation’s history.

Pictured is a festive banner in the Keys to Change Housing Match office – where the team works every day to correct the harm done by systemic housing discrimination. Shout out to the Housing Match team for advancing equity everyday through human-centered navigation, data-driven housing prioritization, and solutions-focused eviction prevention!!

Keys to Change won’t stop until we end homelessness in our community. In the words of Opal Lee, the Grandmother of Juneteenth: “We have simply got to make people aware that none of us are free until we’re all free.”

Jerman’s story is one of unimaginable loss, resilience, and the long road back to stability. After the passing of his young son, grief reshaped his life and eventually led to 13 years without a home. Through it all, he held onto faith and the belief that something could still change.

That change came when he connected with Keys to Change and found more than services—he found dignity, consistency, and people who saw him for who he is.

Today, Jerman is housed, rebuilding, and looking ahead with purpose. He’s studying ASL, working toward becoming an interpreter, and redefining success as stability, peace, and connection.

This is what “home” can make possible. Help Neighbors like Jerman Find the Way Home.

Give today: https://keystochangeaz.org/ways-to-give/direct-donations/