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  • Meet Stacy

    Meet Stacy

    Stacy is a mother to three sons and guardian to her teenage niece. She and her family rent a house that is unaffordable, in need of repairs, and does not accommodate her son Quamir, who is disabled and uses a wheelchair. Among many barriers, the house doesn’t have a ramp – forcing the family to carry […]

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    MEET TESFAYE AND TIGIST

    Future homeowners, Tesfaye and Tigist, originally came to Northern Virginia for employment opportunities. The household grew with the arrivals of their daughter and son. As parents, they are challenged with raising a son and daughter in an overcrowded two-bedroom, one bath apartment. Both teenagers share the master bedroom, with their son sleeping in a converted closet […]

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    RETURNING THE BLESSING: LOIS AND PETER’S STORY

    Peter and Lois purchased their Habitat home in Arlington in 2000. Peter had already been a Habitat volunteer since 1992, and their love for the Habitat mission grew even stronger as they worked alongside other volunteers to build their own home. Over the years, Peter has traveled all around the country building Habitat homes for […]

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    FAMILY STORIES: KEN HARRIS

    Originally posted: NOV 01, 2012 Leaving his parents’ house at age 18, Kenneth (Ken) Harris had no idea that it would take nearly thirty years before he would regain a stable roof over his head. Harris had made a commitment to his country by joining the US Army. He thought that when he returned, he […]

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