Can I come in for a visit?" asks seven-year-old Jenna at the front door, looking up at me with big brown eyes. Jenna is one of four aboriginal children who live next door with their mother.
We live in a low-income area of town: 120 town houses in a jungle of concrete and stucco. Most of the houses are empty and boarded up to prevent vandalism, giving the neighbourhood a lonely, depressed feeling. The most recent owner claimed bankruptcy and the property has gone into receivership.
My husband and I are working with other residents to build some ownership alternatives, such as cooperative housing, to prevent the property from falling into the hands of another slum …
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