Mirella is a single mom with two sons and a daughter. Family is everything to Mirella. [mk_blockquote style="line-style" font_family="none"]She says, “I’ve been wanting to buy a house for a while now. But I couldn’t afford the conventional mortgage or home loan. So that’s why I decided to apply to Habitat Tucson’s homebuyer program."[/mk_blockquote] Mirella and …

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[mk_ornamental_title text_color="#000000" font_family="none" font_size="25" ornament_color="#000000" ornament_thickness="4"] Fiscal year 2021-2022 by the numbers [/mk_ornamental_title] $2.4 million  in donations from individual donors, community groups, foundations, and corporations  $2.6 million  the value of in-kind gifts that include construction materials and items donated to the HabiStore  $1.4 million  the estimated national value of our volunteer workforce  [mk_button_gradient dimension="outline" size="x-large" …

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[mk_ornamental_title text_color="#000000" font_family="none" font_size="20"]They’ve been volunteering for almost 20 years. How many homes have they worked on? Bob says, “I stopped counting at 100.”[/mk_ornamental_title] Bob is a retired electrician and a lifelong mentor. He’s the reason why Habitat Tucson homes have reliable, quality electrical work at only the cost of supplies. Ginny is a retired …

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A Future for Her Kids: Charlene’s Story  Charlene is a single mother of two children. She grew up in Marana and she is excited about establishing her new home there. For the past five years, Charlene and her kids have lived in a mobile home that barely fit all three of them. They practically lived …

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Fiscal year 2021-2022 was an unprecedented time for the HabiStore! The support of our community has empowered the HabiStore to become a Tucson staple. Because of your socially-conscious shopping choices, the HabiStore has created new opportunities to support affordable housing. Our online store and new social media campaigns have started bringing the HabiStore into the …

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Ana Gutierrez has always loved living in her home in South Tucson. She shares the home with her husband and son, and they even raise a few chickens in their backyard. But last winter, their roof started leaking and needed repairs. Her husband needed foot surgery around the same time, which meant they could not …

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Cynthia Ruiz has a family of 6 who are her life. As a single mother, it has not always been smooth sailing for her and her children. She has been sober for 15 years and counting and is an advocate for those trying to do the same. She works at Arkos Health, and her passion …

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Since 2006, in response to Marana’s need to support first-time homebuyers, Habitat Tucson has been the Town’s official affordable housing provider. Mayor Ed Honea secured the land for the Whitney Farms neighborhood, providing the opportunity to build affordable housing alongside Marana’s higher income housing communities. Strong partnerships between public and private organizations help make affordable …

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[mk_padding_divider] Habitat Tucson started the year unsure if we could safely shed the social distancing that defined years past. We yearned to recapture the connections and gatherings that bring us together, united in the shared belief that everyone deserves a safe, decent place to live. Priorities have been reshaped, reminding us of the importance of …

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