Trailer Sweet Trailer
The Guzman Maza family has been living in the Tarheel Mobile Home Park in Chapel Hill for 12 years. Their father Jose Guzman works everyday from 6 a.m. until midnight or later earning money so that the family can move back to Mexico. Although they do not live in lavish means, the family members all have rich hearts and help out their friends whenever they can. Their home is where their friends tend to gather, everyone is welcome in their home.
Home on the Range
Jack Pleasant of Sunset Ridge Buffalo Farms has been farming buffalo for 12 years. His farm has been in the family for 200 years, but he revived it by buying up the land from his relatives and dedicating it to buffalo without any livestock experience. They now own 120 buffalo total, making the farm one of the second largest of its kind in the state. He lives on the farm with this wife Sandy and they enjoy the relaxed lifestyle the business allows. Jack says he enjoys farming buffalo because there is more of a spiritual presence; "there is just a different feeling being around buffalo than being around goats and other types of livestock."
Hope for Homeless
In May, Shameka Pickett and her two teenage sons could no longer afford housing at the Budget Inn. They were homeless. Five months later, the Picketts transitioned out of Genesis Home, a temporary housing facility, and moved into a three-bedroom townhouse. Pickett recalled moving to Genesis Home, saying, “We knew at that point that everything would be okay.” “Genesis Home, they brought us together…And now we get help to get back on our feet once we move out,” said Darrius. As part of the program, Turning Point will pay the rent for the first year in their townhome, giving Pickett time to provide her family with a secure financial future. Pickett said after everything they’ve been through, she feels good about the future again. “I’ve waited for so long and now it’s finally here and it’s right what I needed when I needed it," said Pickett. Upon seeing her townhome for the first time, she beamed with joy. She couldn’t help but to raise her hands to the ceiling thanking God. “It felt so good to see the beautiful place, and it’s ours,” said Pickett. “It’s perfect for me and my boys.”