Family Stories
Critical Home Repair Feels Like A Blanket of Hope
“The weight on our shoulder was, ‘How are we going to pay for this?” says Albert, “And then we thought—why not try Habitat?”
August 30, 2019 No Comments
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Veteran
Serving Those who Served: John Johnson
A veteran who served in the 82nd Airborne Corp, John Johnson was struggling with the repairs his aging home required. A friend called on John’s behalf and Habitat Tucson’s Home Repair Supervisor Rebecca arrived and walked him through the process. Getting the call from Habitat came as a complete surprise.
April 26, 2019 No Comments
Habitat Happenings
Elizabeth Skidmore – Living with Dignity Thanks to Critical Home Repair
Elizabeth had not had heating in her home for the last 11 years. She recalls her house getting as low at 32 degrees – literally freezing. Elizabeth would have to bundle up in her husbands’ old sweaters and cuddle with her dogs in bed until late afternoon when the sun finally warmed the house.
Thanks to Critical Home Repair and A Brush With Kindness efforts, she finally had heat in her house this winter.
For the first time in 11 years.
February 22, 2019 No Comments
Veteran
Addressing the Growing Crisis of Critical Home Repair
Habitat’s Home Repair Specialist, Shianna Searcy, says, “The cost of living is increasing, but most people are on fixed incomes and cannot keep up with expenses. Some are barely surviving.”
The more hands on deck, the more we can do to make sure the homes in our community are safe, strong, and stable.
January 25, 2019 No Comments
Veteran
Grateful for Help
Patricia is an 87-year-old Airforce Veteran living in Tucson. She told our volunteers how thankful she was for their help repairing her home.
November 21, 2018 No Comments
Habitat Happenings
A Partnership for Fire Safety
Every day, seven people die in home fires, most in homes that lack working smoke alarms. Making sure a home is safe takes more than building a solid foundation. Habitat Tucson, in partnership with the Tucson Fire Department, is ensuring that homeowners have new and working smoke alarms in their homes.
October 17, 2018 No Comments
Family Stories
Aging in Place Restores Independence for Local Couple
Habitat Tucson’s Aging in Place (AIP) program is a home repair program that serves local limited-income senior citizens and focuses on accessibility improvements, mobility modifications, enhancements and critical home repairs that are crucial to help seniors live in their own homes longer. Karen and Robert have now been in their Carriage Park neighborhood home for 28 years; both 75-years-old and their home has been aging along with them.
February 21, 2018 No Comments
Veteran
WellsFargo is helping veterans in Tucson
Thanks Wells Fargo for working alongside a veteran in Tucson as part of an initiative to improve 100 homes with former service members across the country.
February 6, 2018 No Comments
Family Stories
Faith in Action Build Day
With the help of kind and selfless volunteers, the Faith in Action Build day was very successful and rewarding. The Faith in Action Build day included 22 volunteers, neighbors and staff from Habitat Tucson. Volunteers completed A Brush With Kindness by repainting the exterior of the house. At the end of the day, the house was completely repainted.
February 2, 2018 No Comments
Habitat Happenings
Love. Period.
Spiritual community Aldea partners for service to give to the Tucson community. They have completed 8 neighborhood A Brush With Kindness projects with Habitat for Humanity Tucson.
November 9, 2017 No Comments
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