Posted on Apr 20, 2016 3:19:12 PM
Arienne is a single mom with two children, Grayden, her 16-year old son, and Dominick, her 10-year old daughter. They share their home with two cuddly pet cats. Arienne works as a teacher’s aide for the local school board and holds another part-time job to help make ends meet.
Read MorePosted on Apr 13, 2016 4:24:07 PM
Posted on Mar 11, 2016 2:43:22 PM
Peggy Bell is a woman who wears a lot of different hats. Lucky for us, some of them are hardhats.
Peggy started as a crew leader in 2005, the year after she officially retired. Since then, she has personally contributed more than 1,000 hours of her time towards building homes in and around Calgary. On the build site, she enjoys doing the notoriously finicky painting and finishing work inside the house, but she definitely isn't afraid to get out into the mud either.
Read MorePosted on Mar 7, 2016 12:29:09 PM
I’ve been a Habitat home owner for almost 15 years now. I’m a single mother of twin girls and before Habitat, I was struggling financially to support the three of us – in ten years we moved eleven times and it was very, very difficult.
Read MorePosted on Mar 7, 2016 12:29:04 PM
As a future Habitat home owner, this will be my first Women Build experience and I’m most looking forward to all of the people I’m going to meet.
I’m on my own journey and I’ve always wanted to be part of this world of empowerment, so to have it right front of me is unbelievable. I can’t even imagine what I’m about to go into, but I’m excited about it.
Read MoreHabitat for Humanity Southern Alberta is a non-profit organization that helps families build strength, stability and independence through affordable home ownership.
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