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\nWritten by Kate Maciejowski, Volunteer Storyteller<\/em>
\nPerseverance goes a long way. Growing up in Ethiopia, the eldest daughter in a family of 15 children, Fatiya had responsibilities to her family and siblings well before she entered adulthood. After making the move to Portland, she spent many years moving from one apartment after another while working and taking care of her children. Fatiya was more than ready to become a homeowner, but struggled with finding an affordable option.
\nWhen she applied for a Habitat home in 2015, she \u00a0was overjoyed at the opportunity to be able to purchase her very first home. As all Habitat homeowners do, she completed 300 hundred sweat equity hours and eventually received the keys to her new home just after her youngest child was born. Having stable housing has made a world of difference for her and her children.<\/p>\n

\u201cHaving stable housing and renting are totally different,\u201d she says of the experience of becoming a homeowner. \u201cHaving stable schools and not having to move the kids from school to school, that\u2019s a big deal. That\u2019s what is important to me.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Fatiya\u2019s home is close to OHSU where she works as a hospital aide while attending school. She recently earned her certification as a Certified Nursing Assistant and continues to substitute teach at Head Start two days a week. She says it\u2019s important for her to be a role model for her children.
\n\u201cSeeing mommy go to school, to see that I can do it, I see a lot of change in them. They don\u2019t get distracted. When I sit and do my homework, they sit and do their homework too. It\u2019s very helpful.\u201d
\nFatiya is hopeful that the foundation of owning a home will give her kids the opportunity to be successful and pursue their dreams. She encourages each of them to allow themselves the time to learn what motivates them and to become who they aspire to be.
\n\u201cIt\u2019s your choice, wherever you want to work. If you want to be a teacher or a doctor or a nurse, whatever it is, just focus on yourself.\u201d
\nHer children have aspirations of owning their own home someday as well. \u00a0Fatiya is proud to have set that example for her kids. She and her children love their neighborhood and have formed close bonds with the other families who live in their community.
\n\u201cI take my neighbor\u2019s kids to school every day. We are like family. A little community just like a family.\u201d
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