Frustration is building among dozens of families who can’t return home right now following fire damage in their apartment building.
For some, it’s been more than a month. They recently met with the Hartford mayor and they’re hopeful their calls for help are soon answered.
Following fire damage and thefts at the Concord Hills Apartments in Hartford, Martavia Kirkland is thankful for the support of the community.
“I’m happy and I’m appreciative. Very appreciative of it, because I actually need all the help I can get right now. I’m out of work due to the fire, not being able to go and get clothes to go to work,” Kirkland said.
Kirkland is among about 60 families staying in area hotels and are now receiving help from an organization called Angel of Edgewood.
“These families are really struggling and, you know, we just can’t say it enough. And the time is just like ticking,” Jendayi Scott-Miller, Angel of Edgewood founder and …