LaJuana Tucker

As a result of her home catching fire, LaJuana lived in “some of the worst places in San Francisco”, until, after 3 and half years of being on wait list, a unit on Treasure Island opened up for her.

After struggling with addiction, homelessness and abuse, LaJuana is now living in stable supportive housing on Treasure Island with her family. With the encouragement of her case manager, LaJuana started using all the resources on the island to help her get her life back in order. One of the biggest challenges she had was addressing identity theft. She enrolled in TIHDI’s Economic Self Sufficiency Institute (ESSI) and was able to resolve the identity theft and protect herself from it happening again.

She also went from knowing very little about using a computer to learning MS Word, MS Excel, emailing and more. After graduating from the ESSI, LaJuana continues to thrive and to further her education. And she is going to be a key note speaker at our next ESSI orientation to inspire others with her achievements!