Aquilino, Adelfa, Alejandra (14), Vivian (11) and Camila (3) have lived in an extremely small two-bedroom structure for the past four years. It is essentially a wooden shack with a septic tank, and exposed electrical wires hanging throughout. Aquilino cordoned off the second bedroom for his two daughters and installed a window in one
Lionso, his wife Elidia, and their two children Ivan (16) and Lionso (24) have lived in their current apartment in Pauma Valley for the past two years. Calling it an apartment is a stretch – it is more of a structure that the family has done their best to turn into a livable space.
Wesley, Angela, and Landon (1) currently live in a home built in the 1950s. It has old wiring, lead-based paint, and there are termites in the roof. The unit is poorly insulated and it is very cold in the winter and hot in the summer. Wesley and Angela have long desired to own their
Stephanie and her three children - Danielle, Sasha, and Jordan - currently live in a three-bedroom apartment in Lemon Grove. The landlord does not respond to maintenance requests and the family has to find solutions to their maintenance concerns. The apartment is poorly insulated and is extremely cold in the winter. The landlord will
David and Delia, their two sons, and David’s parents have lived in an extremely small two-bedroom unit for the past nine years. David and Delia share a bedroom and David’s parents and his youngest son share a bedroom. David’s older son sleeps on the couch or in the garage. The family is in need
Ketema, Yordanos, and their three children - Sarah, Ksanet, and Aaron - have lived in their current apartment for the past two months. They moved into this apartment because their previous apartment was a two-bedroom and the family of five needed more room. While the current apartment can meet their needs, it is not
Jose, Caroline, and their three daughters - Michelle, Natalie, and Melanie - have been living in their extremely small and cramped two-bedroom apartment for the past five years. The oldest daughters share a room and the youngest daughter shares a room with Jose and Caroline. Jose and Caroline long for their family to have
Jose and Patricia and their children - Carolina and Josecarlo - have been living in their extremely small and cramped mobile home for the past 16 years. The mobile home was built in 1970 and has many problems. It is poorly insulated and the family is extremely cold in the winter. The heater does
Vanessa and her three daughters have lived with Vanessa’s parents in their three-bedroom home for the past six years. Vanessa shares the bottom bunk with her youngest daughter in a room with her two youngest daughters. Her oldest daughter has her own room, but sometimes Vanessa’s mom shares a bed with Vanessa’s oldest daughter.
Abdi Farah and Amran Abdi have two boys, Masud (2) and Mohamed (7), and one girl, Mumtaaz (5). Amran’s 23 year-old brother, Abdijabar, is also living with them and is a student in college. Before moving into their Habitat home, Masud and Mumtaaz shared a room with their parents and Mohamed shared a room
