Meet Homebuyer Lakeisha Benford
Lakeisha Benford tries not to overwhelm herself and has learned to take life day by day. That’s what a single mother of five has to do when she works five to six days a week at a local restaurant. Her shift starts […]
Meet the Rodriguez/Sotelo Family
In November 2012, Crescensio Rodriguez and his wife, Edma Sotelo, were expecting their third child. The couple and their two children, Gabriela and Jonathan, were living in Crescencio’s trailer, but they wanted more space for their growing family. […]
Meet Habitat Homebuyer, Melody Woodard
Melody Woodard works full-time and gets paid weekly. The problem is that half of her net income goes to pay the rent!
Unfortunately, too many people in our community face a similar challenge. When housing costs take a huge bite out of their paychecks, […]
Meet Habitat Homebuyer, Gwendolyn Phillips
Gwendolyn Phillips is no stranger to Bryan/College Station Habitat for Humanity. Her father, Willie Phillips, was our fourth homebuyer back in 1993. Mr. Phillips and his seven children […]
Meet Habitat homeowner, Marissa Escalante
When Habitat homeowner-to-be Marissa Escalante helped lay sod in the yard of a fellow Habitat homebuyer, she woke up the next morning with a body so sore it hurt to move.
“Building a house is hard!” she said.
And she’s right. But hard work […]
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