{"id":1300,"date":"2020-09-04T09:30:00","date_gmt":"2020-09-04T15:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rockfordhabitat.org\/?p=1300"},"modified":"2020-09-16T09:25:58","modified_gmt":"2020-09-16T15:25:58","slug":"welcome-home-candi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rockfordhabitat.org\/es\/2020\/09\/04\/welcome-home-candi\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome home, Candi."},"content":{"rendered":"
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“It’s been a long journey, but it’s one that I’ve appreciated and one that I’ve loved.”<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The sounds of laughter and excited shouts echoed throughout Candi\u2019s recently finished house as her three children explored their new home for the very first time. The kids raced from room to room, exclaiming in amazement about the bedrooms that will soon be theirs and all of the hiding spots for future games of hide-and-seek.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Candi waited to show her family the completed home until its dedication on Sunday, which was a very special and emotional moment for her and each of her children. They have worked toward this home for the past three years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been a long journey, but it\u2019s one that I\u2019ve appreciated and one that I\u2019ve loved,\u201d Candi said. \u201cAnd I\u2019m looking forward to getting moved in.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Candi and her three children<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Habitat for Humanity Home Dedications are meant to thank volunteers involved with the construction of the home, show the significance of completing the homeownership process, and most importantly, congratulate new homeowners and officially hand them the keys to the house they have worked so hard for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis house is her accomplishment,\u201d Caitlyn Baylor, RAHFH Homeowner Services Coordinator, said. \u201cIt\u2019s the result of her incredible perseverance, and her incredible hard work to make sure that she could get her family a perfect, permanent home.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the dedication, RAHFH Executive Director Keri Asevedo also commended Candi for her determination over the years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHer patience, her persistence, and her hard work culminate in this day, where we\u2019re able to dedicate this home to her and her family, offer our blessings and support, and let her start this amazing chapter of her life,\u201d Asevedo said. \u201cI am so unbelievably excited for you, to have this space, to have this neighborhood, and to be a part of the Habitat family\u2026 Welcome home.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Candi said that though the road to homeownership was difficult at times, she is thankful for the opportunities she had to work toward her financial goals and to contribute to the construction of her home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI loved that part. I actually learned a lot of things,\u201d Candi said. \u201cI got to actually be hands-on in helping build it from the beginning.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many of those hands-on learning experiences happened alongside Guilford High School students, who built the majority of Candi\u2019s house under the leadership of their construction teacher, Mark Anderson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is the fourth Habitat house that Guilford students have built from the ground up. Because of circumstances with COVID-19, when schools were closed Habitat hired contractors to finish Candi\u2019s house, but the students were invested to the very end\u2014three Guilford graduates who worked on the house attended the home dedication, and another sent a message that she requested to be read by Asevedo at the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Guilford students from left to right: Damien, Jonny, Andrew<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI hope that the partnership between Rockford\u2019s Habitat for Humanity and Guilford High School lasts a long time,\u201d the student wrote. \u201cThe opportunity that is given to the students, and the experience they gain, is something that benefits us after graduation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Because of the invaluable learning experience that Habitat provides for students and the success of the Guilford program, Habitat and East High School are also beginning a partnership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis is the first school year that we\u2019ll be working with students at East as well, to ensure that we can serve yet another family in Rockford who needs safe, affordable housing,\u201d Asevedo said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The impacts on the lives of the students who build these homes, as well as the families that purchase them, last for a lifetime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As Candi looks toward the future, she\u2019s excited to work with her family to decorate their home and truly make it their own. She also said that she\u2019s looking forward to continuing to keep up with all of the responsibilities that come with homeownership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI mean, it\u2019s going to be a struggle, but at the same time, it\u2019s nothing that I can\u2019t face,\u201d she said. \u201cYou have your ups and your downs, but I\u2019m looking forward to setting better goals for ourselves, and for my whole family.\u201d<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The sounds of laughter and excited shouts echoed throughout Candi\u2019s recently finished house as her three children explored their new home for the very first time. The kids raced from room to room, exclaiming in amazement about the bedrooms that will soon be theirs and all of the hiding spots for future games of hide-and-seek. 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