Insight Pt. 2: Alex and Patience Murray, PHA Home Ownership Program

Published: June 25, 2021, 5:47 p.m.

b'On June 12th Sunday morning when a gunman opened fire at the Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, Fla. Fifty people died in the incident, including the gunman, among them was Philadelphia high school basketball star 18 year old Akyra Monet Murray and another 58 were injured, 53 by gunfire and five by other causes. Some survivors were critically injured including Patience Carter, Akyra\\u2019s brother Alex Murray and Patience connected over their losses and their healing. Today the couple are married, have a thriving business and Patience has found healing through music. I catch up with them and talk about how their worst day does not define them.
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First do you dream of home ownership but just don\\u2019t see how it can happen for you. For one man \\u2013that dream came true. Dwayne Fair was able to buy the family home leased through Philadelphia Housing Authority for over fifty years. We talk about the programs that helped Fair buy the house and change the course of his life through PHA housing ownership and career development programs.

PHA residents or those participating in PHL\\u2019s Housing Choice Voucher program are eligible for the Homeownership program.
To find out more info:
Call-215-684-8926
Text 215-617-5462
email: VAUX@PHA.PHILA.GOV
Website: www.pha.phila.gov'