Pavel, Carmen, Tania (15), and Pavelito (9) lived in an extremely small two-bedroom unit in Jamul for 4 years before purchasing their Habitat home. Pavel emigrated from Cuba, and now works as a case manager helping refugees get the resources they need to get out of the welfare system and proudly stand on their
Daniel and Manuela have lived in their current rental unit for the past eight years. The family is very close, but it gets very cramped in the two-bedroom apartment they all share. Mom Manuela and Dad Daniel have a room, Melissa (18) and Sofia (10) share a room – and sleep in the same
Vicky, Gary, and their granddaughter, Alex, have lived in their current apartment for the past six years. The apartment is infested with termites, but the landlord has not done anything to address this issue. In fact, Vicky and Gary do not call their landlord if they have any maintenance requests for fear of their
Fernando and Marlene currently live in a rented apartment in San Ysidro. Fernando works as a Site Manager at a janitorial services company, and Marlene is a stay-at-home mom to Edgar, age 3. The landlord does not respond to maintenance requests, leaving Fernando and Marlene to address - and pay for – all repairs
Husam and Noor, along with their 5 year-old daughter, Natalee, are the proud new owners of a Habitat home in the El Cajon Foundation Lane Community. Husam and Noor understand what it feels like to live in a community without security, peace and stability. They came to the United States as refugees from Iraq
Peter, a wounded veteran with a 100% disability rating, has lived in his current rental for the past three years. Peter served in the Navy from 1976-1980 and was awarded various awards, medals, and ribbons. Peter currently rents a room in a home in Lakeside. He lives with four other people. Though he is
Jose, his wife Mirna, and their son Baltazar (18) currently live in a small two-bedroom apartment. Jose and Mirna left war-torn El Salvador to provide a better and safer life for their son. Jose has a great job as an installer at A-1 Raingutters, where he has worked for the past 12 years. (He
Pedro, his wife Patricia, and their children Fabiola (13), Pedro, Jr. (11) and Fatima (2) live in an extremely small two-bedroom apartment in which Fabiola and her brother, Pedro, share a bedroom. As they grow older, each child is in desperate need of more private space. Fabiola has rare "brittle bone" disease and is
Alfredo, Virginia, their three children Natalie (17), Brian (14), Jonathan (13) and their niece, Jacqueline (17) currently live in a three-bedroom apartment in North County. In order to make ends meet, the family sublets one of the bedrooms to another couple; so, the parents sleep in one room, the two girls sleep in one
Victor, his wife Liliana, and their son Lionel (3) currently live in the garage of a home they share with three other families. Before this, they were renting a bedroom in a home that was sold; the only solution they could find at the time was the garage in their current home. The family
