Glendale Family Self-Sufficiency Program Helps Resident Buy Home
Jose Quevedo, a 19-year Section 8 participant, purchased his first house in 2025 through the city's Family Self-Sufficiency program.
Updated on Nov. 3, 2026 in Residential
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Jose Quevedo bought his first home in 2025 after 19 years on Section 8 housing assistance, through Glendale's Family Self-Sufficiency program. The program has graduated 11 residents and produced 3 homeowners over the past three years.
Why it matters
The program pairs Section 8 participants with personal success coaches to build budgeting, credit and career skills toward homeownership. Officials hope the results encourage expansion for residents in Glendale and beyond.
Over the past three years, the program has graduated 11 Glendale residents and produced 3 homeowners, with the city disbursing $89,077 in escrow funds to participants. Officials plan to grow enrollment from 50 participants to 75, though the stub does not report current completion rates.
The players
Glendale Family Self-Sufficiency Program
A City of Glendale initiative that pairs Section 8 housing participants with personal success coaches to work toward financial independence and homeownership.
Trellis
A nonprofit partner of the Family Self-Sufficiency program that provided down payment assistance to Jose Quevedo.
The details
Quevedo joined the Air Force Reserve and later landed a job at Lockheed Martin at Luke Air Force Base. He received down payment assistance through Trellis, a partner organization, after working with a program success coach on budgeting, credit building and a vision board.
Timeline
2025: Quevedo buys his first home.
Past three years: The program graduates 11 residents and produces 3 homeowners.
Housing Pathways
Glendale's program applies the federal HUD Family Self-Sufficiency model, which ties Housing Choice Voucher participants to coaching and escrow savings. Quevedo's purchase shows that model extending from rental assistance toward homeownership.
Section 8 voucher holders in Glendale may gain access to a structured path toward homeownership through coaching and escrow savings. Residents interested in the program should look for outreach from its coordinators, who send invitation letters to eligible participants.
The takeaway
Participation in a self-sufficiency program can turn years of rental assistance into a path toward ownership. Residents should watch for program outreach and build savings and credit early.
What happens next
Officials hope to expand the program from 50 participants to 75 and extend eligibility to youth in public housing, though no dates were given.
Further reading
For more on local housing options, see Residential real estate coverage for Glendale.
Source note: This article includes information reported by abc15 Arizona.
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