A place to grow their family, a place to watch their sons thrive in an accepting community with good schools. To say their Habitat home will mean much to Catrina and Edwin is an understatement. “It literally means everything,” Catrina said. Their home, which will be in Flatirons Habitat for Humanity’s Palo Parkway development in Boulder, “saved us,” Edwin said. The young couple met, fell in love and married in North Carolina, a place where interracial marriages are not widesp

When Jessie read about Flatirons Habitat for Humanity in the newspaper two years ago, she thought that the program might be a good fit for her mom, Shella. The single mom-daughter duo have shared a bedroom in Shella’s mom’s house since Jessie was born fifteen years ago. Jessie imagined that applying for homeownership with Habitat could offer her and her mom the opportunity to have their own space. After attending an orientation and going through the homeowner application proc

Originally from Poland, Aga and Rafal moved to Boulder from Schaumburg, IL nearly five years ago when Rafal was offered a job with Boulder County The couple has found a lot to love about living in Colorado; they spend lots of time outdoors enjoying the sunshine and mountains with their two children Amelia (9) and Tobias (6). However, the high cost of living in their new community has been a difficult adjustment. The family of four is currently living in a small two-bedroom ap

For Elizabeth, homeownership means remaining a part of the community where she has made great friends, established herself in a job that she adores, and found a church that she loves. For the last several years, remaining in Boulder was becoming more and more difficult for Elizabeth. As rent continued to climb, she applied for a loan to purchase a home. She qualified for a loan of $100,000 – not enough to become a homeowner in Boulder County. So Elizabeth continued renting an