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Meet Misty and her young children Hailey and Jacob. Misty has been anxious about instability and uncertainty and fears homelessness after needing to move when the multi-family development their apartment was part of was sold.  All she wants is a safe, decent, stable...

Meet Maribel and her kids Adelina and Sebastian. Before Maribel moved to the U.S., she was a dentist in the Dominican Republic. Now she works shifts that are 10 hours or more and often overnight as a personal home care assistant. The family lives on the top floor of a...

Meet Lucy and her sons Xavier and Giovanni. They have been living in a "two-bedroom" apartment. That's in quotes because Lucy's bedroom is really just a storage room that the landlord calls a bedroom. There's no closet or window. So in the summer it gets so hot that...

September 23, 2021  Eagle Tribune ANDOVER — Moving to Andover Amarilys Zayas and Michelle Tejada are most excited to provide their children with a permanent home that will set them up for good futures, they said. “We achieved the dream to give our children a better...

September 1, 2021  Daily Item LYNN — Vincent Gunning has lived in the home he inherited from his great aunt for a long time, but very soon, it’s going to look a lot different. The Vietnam War Navy veteran’s Southside Avenue house is the first full rehab for Essex...

Following many months of delays, due to the global pandemic, we couldn't be more excited to finally be welcoming deserving families home! During August, we were fortunate to welcome home our first two families in Andover, as well as families home in Wenham. New...

A home provides a strong sense of security and comfort, this is especially true for older adults. Now, imagine being an elderly, disabled person, currently living alone in a run-down house that is in critical need of repair. What would you do? Whom would you turn to?...

August 28, 2021  WCVB5 Click here to watch video LYNN, Mass. — A Habitat for Humanity affiliate in Massachusetts has stepped up to help a disabled U.S. Navy veteran who could no longer take care of his home. Vincent Gunning, a Lynn native, was stationed on the USS...

July 15, 2020  Daily News NEWBURYPORT — Richard "Dick" Sumberg, founder of The Financial Advisors LLC in Newburyport, received an honorable mention at the 15th annual Invest in Others Awards for his philanthropic contributions to Essex County Habitat for Humanity. The...