“A good home must be made, not bought.”
Home For A Home Partnership
Home isn’t just four walls and a roof over your head. It means so much more. It is safety, provision, comfort and the backdrop for the memories of life to unfold. Or at least it should be. I'm so honored to partner with Home For a Home, a program that allows my clients to participate in not only finding this place called “home” for themselves, but in the process be able to help provide a safe and secure home to a family in Guatemala who might not otherwise have the chance. It is a joy for me to give a part of each home sale commission to Home For A Home and a joy to invite you into the process by working with me. I'm in this business to help bring peace, comfort and shelter to people, Home for A Home lets me do this two-fold with each transaction.
HOMES BUILT THROUGH DONATIONS
OJ ANDRES FAMILY - GUATEMALA
Memecio works at making bricks for around $40 per week. He also sows corn and beans on a piece of land he owns, this is mostly for the family’s consumption. Esperanza, washes other people's clothes for around $3.50 per day. Their eldest sons Luis and Brian also work at making bricks.
They used to live in a house built with old sheets of metal and a dirt floor. The holes on the metal walls were covered with plastic.
Thanks to your donations we were able to build for them a home made with concrete blocks, a concrete floor and a sturdy metal door. They also decided to keep the old shack so that they could finally have an indoor space to use as a kitchen.
SUY SOL FAMILY - GUATEMALA
The Suy Sol family has 8 members. Maria Emilia (52) is a widow who stays home to take care of the younger ones of the family.
Her five older kids between 18 and 25 years old are the ones who work and support the house.Her youngest (15 y/o) is still studying. she also has a one-year-old granddaughter that she cares for.
They also plant corn and beans for their own sustenance.
This family was living in a deteriorated wooden home with no floor.
Thanks to your donations we were able to build them a concrete home with a safe metal door and concrete floors. They also received a wood-saving stove and a water filter.
TURUY AVILA FAMILY - GUATEMALA
The family has 5 members. Oscar (25) is a farmer who makes Q60 ($9) per day working at large farms. He doesn’t get called daily to work. Mariela (24) is a housewife who stays home to care for their three kids who are 8, 6, and 2 years old. They lived in a shack built with corn stalks, corrugated metal sheets, and pieces of old wood with a dirt floor. Thanks to your donations we were able to build them a concrete home with a safe metal door and concrete floors. They also received a wood-saving stove, bunk-bed and a water filter.