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  • FAMILY STORIES: KEN HARRIS

    Originally posted: NOV 01, 2012 Leaving his parents’ house at age 18, Kenneth (Ken) Harris had no idea that it would take nearly thirty years before he would regain a stable roof over his head. Harris had made a commitment to his country by joining the US Army. He thought that when he returned, he…

  • FAMILY STORIES: KINDE FAMILY

    Originally posted: JAN 30, 2012 Amsale Kinde first heard about Habitat for Humanity in 2005 from a woman she spoke to about her family’s poor housing conditions. “I shared with her the story of our problems and she told me there was an organization that could help,” said Amsale. Four years later, in 2009, the Kindes…

  • FAMILY STORIES: RODNEYCA GRAY

    Originally posted: JUL 04, 2014 Born and raised in Washington, D.C., Rodneyca grew up in a small home shared with four families. Her mother, who struggled with drug abuse and mental health issues, had her at age 18 and then her brother ten years later. After being abandoned by her father, Rodneyca was mainly raised…