Emma
Emma and her family had lived without heat or air for over a year. Then the GMHFH Critical Repair program installed a system at no cost.
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GMHFH
- Apr 11
- 2 min
Ryan
By partnering with Greater Matthews Habitat to build and buy his own home, Ryan looks forward to the family having their own safe space.
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GMHFH
- Mar 23
- 2 min
Thank You, Community
Michael and Janet, who had been living without heat for 2 years, found their lives changing with the GMHFH Critical Home Repair Program.
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GMHFH
- Mar 22
- 2 min
This is Everything
Holland knows that sometimes a change in perspective can change your life.
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GMHFH
- Oct 21, 2022
- 2 min
Thankful All the Time
For Natalie, Isaiah, and their family, knowing they didn’t have to move again changed their outlook for the future. “
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GMHFH
- Aug 3, 2022
- 2 min
Cindy
As a retired physical education teacher, Cindy loves that volunteering in the ReStore keeps her moving.
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GMHFH
- Jul 18, 2022
- 3 min
Home is the Foundation
For Lissa, family is everything and her biggest goal is to be the best mom she can be for JaColby and her ten-year-old daughter, TaLeah.
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GMHFH
- Mar 22, 2022
- 4 min
The Worth of Water
Vivian is one of the 2 million people in the US without water – and had been for 9 months.
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GMHFH
- Dec 7, 2021
- 2 min
A Complete Home Rehab
We simply couldn’t allow the homeowner to keep living this way- it wasn’t safe for anyone to be living in this home.
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GMHFH
- Sep 14, 2021
- 3 min
A Wide, Open Door
Natalie is more than a glass half full person - she reminds herself and her kids regularly that they are lucky to have a glass.
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GMHFH
- Aug 26, 2021
- 2 min
Willie's Home
"I just didn't sit outside anymore, like I used to", Willie said, describing the adjustments she had made when the railings on her front...
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GMHFH
- May 19, 2021
- 2 min
The Beginning of the Journey
After five years, Marie and Celestin have closed on their GMHFH home.
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GMHFH
- May 2, 2021
- 1 min
25 Years and Counting
Sondra knows what it's like to be patient - she purchased her home 25 years ago, and every month since then, has made her mortgage...
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GMHFH
- Apr 22, 2021
- 2 min
Home is Grown
The glory of gardening: hands in the dirt, head in the sun, heart with nature. To nurture a garden is to feed not just on the body, but...
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GMHFH
- Apr 16, 2021
- 1 min
Home is the Key 2021
At Greater Matthews Habitat for Humanity, we believe that the moments that families experience together at their home —both small and...
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GMHFH
- Jan 15, 2021
- 2 min
Aging in Place with Critical Home Repair
A troubling reality is that many older adults, about 19 million, are living in homes that are in disrepair or inadequate for their needs...
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GMHFH
- Aug 3, 2020
- 3 min
Celestin & Marie
“We started the process when I was in sixth grade, and we came over when I was in eleventh”, Celestin recounts, describing the long...
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GMHFH
- Jul 14, 2020
- 2 min
Now We Are Home.
Macky and his family have been waiting for this home for a long time. He even worried that, with everything going on in the world right...
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