This year, my family will spend our first Christmas in our own
home. After years of bouncing between apartments with my
husband, Raul, and our four children, I was beginning to feel
hopeless. At one point, my family of six was packed into a small,
two-bedroom apartment. I felt overwhelmed and knew something
had to change.
I couldn’t have imagined that Habitat for Humanity was already
in the process of planning the community that my family’s future
home would be in, all thanks to the support of generous donors
like you.
My path to homeownership began shortly after confiding in a
co-worker that our rent was increasing again. She had been a
volunteer with Habitat and explained how dedicated they were
to helping families like mine. Six weeks after submitting our
application, we received the phone call that changed our lives; we
had been accepted! The joy my family felt was unexplainable and
surreal. We were going to have a home of our own!
Once we were accepted, Raul and I got started on the hundreds
of hours of sweat equity that every future Habitat homeowner