Deborah's family story
Raising five children, Deborah has fine-tuned her ability to identify not only with different individuals, but also with different generations. She...
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Wendy's family story
Wendy Clark moved into her North Minneapolis home 14 years ago. She came because housing was more affordable than in south Minneapolis, where she...
Kayoua Yang
Family connection is a very important aspect of the Hmong culture, and Kayoua has always wanted a safe home and a good neighborhood where her...
Mohammed & Sahra
Mohammed, Sahra and their four children love reading. The family speaks three languages and their twin girls are enrolled in gifted programs. Every...
Tseganesh & Ashenafi
Tseganesh Tesema moved to Minnesota from Ethiopia in November 2002. When she arrived, she was taken back by the cold weather and snow. Coming from a...
Ya Londa's Family Story
Becky Engen: 10:07 AM on October 3, 2010
When her family finally moves into their Habitat home, Ya Landa Kinchelow will be breathing easier, literally. A collapsed lung landed her in the...
Yared & Yorsalem’s Family Story
Becky Engen: 10:05 AM on October 3, 2010
As struggling parents in a one-bedroom apartment, Yared and his wife Yorsalem were initially told that all Habitat homebuyers had been selected for...
Nina's Family Story
Becky Engen: 10:00 AM on October 3, 2010
When Nina heard that she had been selected for a Habitat home, she shouted with joy and then fell silent, stunned by the good news. As she hung up...
Hamza and Abdulazize
Becky Engen: 9:58 AM on October 3, 2010
A room, no larger than a small office, houses four mats, four pillows, and a TV on a stand. Abdulazize, his father Hamza and two younger brothers...
Tadesse's family story
Along with his wife, Maereg, and two daughters Tsion (8) and Mekdelawit (4), Tadesse Nigatu joins other Habitat homebuyer families as part of the...