Five people. Two bedrooms. Three beds.
LaQuanjia has wanted a bigger home of her own for a long time, but for nine years, she has rented a too-small townhouse because it’s what she can afford.
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When Beverly’s stepson was killed, her marriage of 18 years traumatically ended. Her husband changed the locks, and she and her three teenage children found themselves homeless and with nothing. “I decided I wanted to step up and help,” LeChelsea said. So she applied for a Habitat home.
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The Bryce family got to move into their Habitat home just in time for Christmas. “It’s a dream come true, honestly,” Christina said. “When I say we started with the world against us, we really did.”
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More than 100 women came together to frame the walls of Vonda’s Habitat home. The Women Build event was all about empowering women, showcasing their strength and discovering abilities some of them didn’t even know they had. Vonda’s own strength and determination stood out among them all.
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Independence is important for Victoria, and her Habitat home is a key part of achieving it. Owning a Habitat home — with an affordable, interest-free mortgage — means Victoria will be able to pay off her debt and begin saving again.
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For most parents, sharing a bed with their child is an occasional occurrence when they have a bad dream or simply have a fear of sleeping alone. But for single mom Tia, this is a nightly event with her 3-year-old son. Nylan isn’t having nightmares; it’s just the only adequate space for him to sleep.
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At 56, Rosalie is finally getting the chance to be a homeowner. It’s not just a blessing for her. Rosalie thinks homeownership will be a great example for her grown boys. “By owning a home it will let my children know they can do the same thing,” she said.
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You only have to be with Mary Beth a few minutes to realize what she said is true. CJ and JJ are the center of her universe, and everything she does is for them. When it was time for Mary Beth to pick the site for her Habitat home, she let the kids have the deciding vote. Their home will be built in the same neighborhood as CJ and JJ’s day care and elementary school, and they ask every day if they can go by and see the progress. Of course, Mary Beth says yes.
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“Crossroads is my thing with the Lord,” Megan said. Right before she graduated from Miracle Hill, she had a dream. She was on a boat. The boat went into a tunnel where the water forked off in two directions. Then she heard a voice. “I really believe it was the voice of God telling me we all come to crossroads and have to choose the right path.”
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Tiffany knew when she grew up, she didn’t want to move from place to place, and she didn’t want to rent. When she moved out on her own, she said, she wanted it to be to a home she could own.
It wasn’t until age 30, when she gave birth to her daughter, Samiya, that she was inspired to really work toward that goal.
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