Lam and Rebecca and their five children - Nyakoach, Nyaduop, Nyabel, Ruay, and Nyakuma - have lived in their current apartment for the past 12 years. They moved from Sudan in 1994 to provide their children with a better life and more opportunities. The apartment is extremely old and maintenance concerns go unaddressed for
Roy, Yolanda, and their two children - Allyse (19) and Allexin (12) - have lived in an extremely small apartment in San Diego for the past three years. Roy has worked as an IT Analyst for the past 13 years. Yolanda is a homemaker and home schools their son. The children, share a small
Armando, Maria, and their three children - Armando Jr. (17), Ariadna (15),and Isaac (11) - have lived in a small three-bedroom apartment for the past 3 ½ years. Their apartment is in a dangerous part of National City. Recently someone was murdered in their apartment complex. Police cars are often patrolling the area. The
Juan and Anabel and their three children - Daniel (15), Eric (13) and Anabel (12) have lived in a small three-bedroom apartment for the past year. Their apartment is in a dangerous part of San Diego. Last week there was a murder near their home. Their children are not allowed to play outside. The
Norman and Maria and their three children - Hezekiah (17), Aziel (14), and Jedediah (8) - have lived in a small two-bedroom apartment for the past 2 ½ years. The home is poorly insulated and thus is cold in the winter and hot in the summer. Their apartment is in both a busy and
Christa is a single mom living in Carlsbad with her three year old son, Kellan. Though her apartment complex is not old, it has a reputation for having problems with mold. Although the Christa keeps her house in immaculate condition, she has found mold growing on her belts, purses and on her young son’s
Khalid, Lena and their two children - Zakaria (2) and Shadia (1) - have lived in a small two-bedroom apartment for the past five years. Khalid has worked as a computer technician for Fry’s Electronics for the past eleven years, and Lena is raising the children. Their current apartment is part of an affordable
Beverly has worked as a waitress at the El Camino Country Club for the past 16 years. She loves her job and recently received the country club’s first employee award for excellence. She is known throughout North County and is a customer favorite. Before moving into her Habitat home, Beverly lived alone in an
For the past seven years Luisa and her daughter, Kenia, have lived with her parents in a two-bedroom, one-bathroom home in Escondido. Luisa and Kenia share a bedroom and Luisa’s grandmother, sister, and brother share the other bedroom. Luisa’s mother and father sleep on the couch in the living room. The house is so
Thomas is a 31 year -old single who is extremely active in his community and is involved in a range of activities. Thomas currently works at Wal-Mart and is well-known for his work ethic and desire to provide quality customer assistance. In July of 2007, Thomas was awarded Employee of the Month. Thomas walks
