Building and sharing a brighter future | Ricardo’s Story
When Ricardo partnered with Habitat for Humanity to purchase a home in Southwest Portland in 2015, he began a new life as a homeowner. Six years later, he has found the stability and safety that he needed to weather through hardships like the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, he has a brighter horizon with the opportunity to build equity in the home for his family’s future. Ricardo first found […]
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A Stable Homebase for a Family | Salwa’s Story
Image Caption: From right to left: Salwa (Mom), Mohamed (Brother), Douha (Sister), Sam (Brother), and Abdullah (close family friend). It was a rainy morning the day Salwa, a soon-to-be homeowner, walked up to the office of Habitat for Humanity to meet with the Homeownership Team. She was filled with excitement and anticipation for days and […]
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Building a Better Future: Jamie’s Story
Written by: Jeremy Brautman, Volunteer storyteller Jamie spends her days supporting life-affirming independence for adults with disabilities, but soon she’ll be building equity toward her own independence—financial independence, that is. Her new home will allow her to save money on a monthly basis while reaping the longer-term benefits of affordable homeownership. As a single mother with a busy service career, Jamie isn’t used to putting […]
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Building A Home From The Ground Up | Aimee’s story
Through a global pandemic and rising housing costs, Homebuyer Aimee works to build her future home from the ground up.
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A Dream of Stability: Harun and Amal’s Story
When Harun and Amal lived in Somalia, they each witnessed their own parents work hard to build sturdy homes for their families. Now…
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Taking Control of Their Destiny: Ther Moo and Saw Gler’s Story
Nothing was ever the same after that joyful day when Ther Moo and Saw Gler found out they were approved to purchase an affordable home through Habitat for Humanity. Their previous worries of living in a rough neighborhood, increasing rental prices, and the possibility of being evicted on a whim evaporated into the distance. The family feels happy knowing that they’ll have stability over their home and control over their destiny. Before living in the United […]
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Rebuilding Our Life: Ahed’s Story
Written by Monicia Warner, Volunteer Storyteller Owning a home has been a top priority for Ahed and her husband since immigrating to the United States in 2016. They’ve made many friends and have found a sense of community while living in Portland, but there’s always been one missing piece. “It was the big thing in our life,” says Ahed. “We want to have our own home. We don’t want to waste our money on rent.” […]
Read MoreAbdi’s Journey to Stability
Abdi’s story begins 9,000 miles away in war-torn Somalia. Through self-determination and sacrifice, his lifelong commitment to stability for his family…
Read MoreBuilding a Home Full of Memories: Sandra’s Story
Since becoming a Habitat homeowner seven years ago, Sandra remembers the feeling of building homes alongside her future neighbors in what would become…
Read More‘The Only Dream That We’ve Had Is to Own a House’
Habitat homebuyer Samer will finally be able to move about freely in his ADA-accessible home thanks to Habitat for Humanity’s inclusive building model and partners at Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Oregon.
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