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Homeownership “a dream come true” for Nancy and family

Most people start off the new year writing down their goals and aspirations until the next January rolls around. But Habitat homeowner Nancy began 2024 having already accomplished her lifelong dream – buying her own home.   “It’s a dream come true; I never thought in my life I would have a home,” Nancy said. “My […]

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Aging in place: what does it mean and why does it matter? 

What makes a house a home?  To answer that question, you might ask Anna Bowlby, who has lived in her Portland home for 65 years. Her family moved in when she was 6 years old, and it was there that she and her four siblings created the childhood memories she remembers to this day.   As […]

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After a long journey, Ellen and sons find comfort and safety in their Habitat home  

Ellen stands at her Ninja blender in her kitchen, preparing smoothies for herself and her sons as she does every morning. She knows pretty much everything there is to know about smoothies; various recipes are taped to the insides of her cupboards, and her freezer is filled with frozen berries and vegetables.    For Ellen’s family, smoothies are a lot […]

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Mirian and Eliseo eager to start fresh in a new family home

Eliseo and Mirian live in a small Hillsboro apartment with their four children ages 10, 9, 7, and 2. While they’ve been able to make it work for the past several years, the truth is that their living situation is inadequate for a family of six. To make matters worse, their rent increases every year.   […]

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Christiana’s new home is a gathering place for family

A big part of Habitat homebuyer Christianna’s story is the idea of “surrender:” turning things over to a higher power. While applying to become a Habitat homeowner, she always returned to the mantra, “If it’s meant to be, it will be.”  Well, here she is – boxes packed and ready for the next step of […]

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The stability of homeownership allows Pamir to be fully present for his family

Almost two years to the day he moved in, Pamir sat in his Habitat home reflecting on the life he had built for his family over the past eight years in America.   He built it not only through working hard and finding a supportive community, but quite literally with his hands. He helped build the […]

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Tonya and her children find comfort and stability in their Habitat home

Nearly five years ago, Tonya accomplished what she previously believed to be an impossible feat: she became a Habitat homeowner all by herself.   “This is one of the things in my life that I hold as a model for everything,” she said. “If I can get through that, everything else is trivial.”  The path […]

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New home opens new possibilities for Elijah and family

For Elijah, owning a home has always been a far-fetched dream, something people did decades ago but was no longer a realistic goal for those living in today’s economy. So, when he found out he’d been selected as a future homeowner at Alder Commons, Habitat’s 8-home community in Hillsboro, he almost didn’t believe it was […]

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Reyna’s Habitat home a fresh start with unlimited possibilities

Walking into Reyna’s home in Northeast Portland, one thing about her is immediately clear: This woman loves purple.   The lavender and white ombre curtains are drawn in the summertime, keeping the living area cool, even on the third floor. A plush, tri-color blanket in violet hues is draped over the sofa, complimenting the purple […]

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Rebekah’s fixer-upper now a point of pride in her neighborhood 

Rebekah, a homeowner in Northeast Portland, sipped cool water under the shade of a tree in her yard, waving to neighbors walking their dogs and inhaling the sweet aroma of freshly bloomed white and pink roses growing in her garden.   Life only recently became this blissful for Rebekah and her daughter. The two of them […]

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