How you felt when you paid your rent on your own for the first time.

What it feels like to close your own door and throw the lock. 

What she felt: 

When Phyllis Newman walked into LIFT-DC, she had just missed another payment on her mortgage and was dreading the thought of losing her home.  

A few weeks after her first appointment, Phyllis called the LIFT-DC office to inform the volunteers that she had secured a new job. She can now afford her mortgage payments.

More of her story is found here.