A Driven Student Dominates on the Track

Robannie rides the bus to school like most teens. Unlike most teens, her commute can be up to three hours each way. She attends school in downtown Portland but her  adopted mother, Lorrie, and three siblings live in a cramped basement apartment in east Portland.  Despite setbacks and roadblocks that would cause most of us […]

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Lizet, Sharon and Daphne are finally home

Lizet has been searching for a stable and affordable home as her two daughters, Daphne and Sharon, grow older. They have moved multiple times over the past few years due to rent increases and want to live closer to Lizet’s work without the fear of their home becoming unaffordable. Lizet heard about Habitat for Humanity […]

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Finding a New Life in a New Home

Mattana had little choice when it came to apartments. After struggling to find an affordable place to live while working full-time and taking care of her newborn baby daughter Chloe, she had no choice but to move into a small, one-bedroom apartment in Gresham with two other adult family members just to make ends meet. […]

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Homeowner Credits Stability for Educational and Life Successes

Nicole “Nikki” Williams – Homeowner, Mother, Social Worker, Volunteer, Student, Community Advocate – adds Scholarship Recipient to her many titles. Twelve years ago, Nikki Williams walked onto the Habitat for Humanity construction site as a volunteer. As a hardworking mother of a then 10-year-old daughter, Nikki had no idea that this single act of giving […]

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