One week ago, Wells Fargo was preparing to foreclose on Gail Leeks’s house unless they could speak to Gail’s mother — which was a serious problem, since Gail’s mother passed away months ago from cancer, leaving her home to Gail.

But then 150,000 people — including you — signed a petition Gail started on Change.org. Now Wells Fargo has agreed to work with Gail to negotiate fair monthly payments so Gail can keep her home. Gail is working with her local elected officials and community empowerment groups to make sure that Wells Fargo sticks to its word.

Gail is overjoyed that she gets to keep the home her family has owned for two generations. “I feel like my mother guided all of this from her place in heaven; she wanted me to be still in my life and to have a home for the rest of my life,” Gail says. “Thank you to each and every one of the 159,917 people who sent us their love, prayers, support and inspiration.”

Gail’s win is another foreclosure victory that proves that homeowners can use solidarity and public pressure to stand up to the banks. Every day, families start petitions on Change.org to fight for the things that matter most to them.  Start a petition of your own — it takes about 3 minutes.

Thank you, from Gail’s family and ours,

– Tim and the Change.org team