Metropolitan Center for Independent Living

Barbara Schifano was introduced to Tisha in the first week of December 2009 for housing assistance through the IL/VR Collaboration. Upon their first meeting, it was determined that Tisha is currently receiving Dialysis for Kidney disease 3x per week and is currently on the waiting list to receive her second kidney. Tisha and her three children, ages 11, 10 and 7 moved from Chicago in August 2009 after suffering significant family challenges and arrived in MN to receive medical care and Vocational Rehabilitation Services. Upon arriving in MN, Tisha and her family stayed at a homeless shelter but needed a more stable living situation for the children.