Celeste's story
The first-hand impact of Habitat for Humanity Victoria
"A home to us means stability, and for anyone, stability is absolutely important. That's a fundamental human need."
Meet Celeste
A single mom of three beautiful boys, Celeste has spent years trying to secure a safe place for her family to call home. Juggling multiple jobs while homeschooling her children with unique learning needs, she dreams of the day when her hard work pays off, and her boys can feel safe enough to have an address they consider home.
Habitat for Humanity Victoria provides a hand-up for families like Celeste's to have an affordable pathway towards home ownership. We believe that everyone deserves a decent place to call home!
Her journey into homeownership...
First meeting
Celeste first heard about HFHV before coming to Melbourne. When she heard about the home building program we offer, she reached out to explore an affordable option into home ownership with our support.
Signing on as a Partner Family
After going through the application process, Celeste was approved as a Partner Family with HFHV, commencing a partnership towards building her own home with an interest free loan arrangement.
Contributing sweat equity
As part of Celeste's partnership with us, she contributes 500 hours of sweat equity into the house build as well as with our ReStore social enterprise in Rosebud. Her sons would occasionally come down and help out!
House handover
Get involved
For many Victorian families like Celeste's, having a safe place to call home remains an unattainable dream. With your support, Habitat for Humanity Victoria can help provide more disadvantaged families with the opportunity to work towards an affordable home.
Check out below the different ways you or your organisation can be part of the solution.
