Stories of Homes & Hope

Furaha and her husband, David, immigrated to America, looking for safety from war in their home country.

Michelle is a hardworking mom of three kids—ages 12, 17 and 19.

“As a mother, it makes me feel great knowing that my kids love it here. This is their home.”

Because of Habitat, I was able to put my kids through college.

Stephany is a Denver native and always dreamed of raising her family in the same community where she was born and raised.  But with Denver’s

You’re helping us build our future.

I was ashamed of the house we were living in. When we first moved in, the house had 5 red tags on it, no gas meter and no septic tank.  We lived there for two weeks with no refrigerator, three months with no hot water.  The house had two bedrooms, and unfinished basement and no central heating.  I still wonder how we survived living there for 6 years.  It was unsafe for my children… but the rent was only $350/month. 

There’s nothing more important to Omar Lara and Judith Anaya than their family.