[vc_single_image image=”19153″ img_size=”large”] Groups of volunteers are one of the most reliable sources of volunteer labor for Habitat Tucson, enabling our homes to remain affordable. A group can accomplish a lot of quality work, quickly! By volunteering with a group, you can build homes, community, and hope. Habitat Tucson is incredibly grateful for all of
Julia grew up in and out of homelessness. While staying in shelters, she was split up from her father and the role of guardian of her siblings fell onto her shoulders. From a young age, she has been a caretaker. “Both me and my sister couldn’t even stay with my father throughout the night. At
Ivan and Victoria’s family of 5 lives in a 2 bedroom apartment. Their apartment is definitely not large enough for the five of them. Ivan has worked remotely since before the pandemic, and his office doubles as the bedroom for his three children. “If I have an important meeting, I have to drag my kids’
After two years volunteering regularly, Adin is a valued, integral figure at the HabiStore. He offers advice, arranges vignettes, and answers questions. And he almost never sits down! But how did he get here?Adin has always been a people person. He grew up in a small town in California where everybody knew everybody. He started working
Family is the most important thing in Denim’s life. But as a single mother of two sons, it’s been tough living in a bad neighborhood and constantly worrying about her kids’ safety. Denim has had a bad mice problem and the landlord refuses to call an exterminator. All in all, it isn’t the best place
A safe yard where they can play. A strong roof that never leaks. Enough room inside to eat, and play, and learn without crashing into one another. All that is possible with an affordable Habitat home.
As we move into the 2022-2023 fiscal year, Habitat Tucson is in “growth mode,” as we like to say in between the cacophony of hammers and nails. We are facing dire need as rents reach record high. Demand has increased drastically for our homeownership information sessions.We are aiming to increase capacity to meet our community’s
Because of her own hard work and your partnership, Helen and her granddaughter can now enjoy their safe, repaired, and repainted home for years to come!
“I just turned 35,” Brittany said. “Normally I have a party, but I said, ‘This year for my birthday, I have to do something different, something that’s a little less self-focused and more about giving back to somebody else’.” To celebrate her 35th birthday, Brittany flew to Tucson to volunteer at Habitat Tucson’s construction site
“A person is happier when they have a place to call home.” Originally from Rwanda, Nikuze spent many years in a refugee camp in Tanzania. Both of Nikuze’s first two children were born at this camp. Garison, her oldest son, remembers their years in the refugee camp, saying, “People would rob others if they thought
