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"I want to provide my family with a stable, loving environment and show them what life can be like outside of public housing."

Porshia Finley grew up in public housing.  It was always her mother’s dream to move her family from that type of housing.  But Porshia’s mother passed away before she could realize that dream, and Porshia found herself bounced from one substandard apartment to another.  Once her mother's dream, the dream of a true home became her own when she became pregnant as a teen.  Not wanting her son to grow up in substandard housing motivated Porshia.

Porshia returned to school and graduated from high school.  In 1999, she got a job at Asheville City PreSchool, where she is still employed today.  She applied with Habitat in 2009, worked her way through the process which included 200 hours of sweat equity,  and in 2010 the Finley family was home.  “You have given my family so much more than just a house.  You have given us a place where my daughter will take her first steps, where my son will play football in the yard, where we will have family dinners, and where I will help my children do their homework.  In short, not merely a house, but a true home.” 

Habitat homeowners simply want what many of us take for granted: a safe and decent house.  One they can afford.  One that is safe - inside and outside.  One that is their own.  A place to enjoy life and each other; a place for children to play and grow; a place that is truly HOME.

 

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  • Tammy Needs Your HelpTammy Needs Your Help

    Tammy Nash, a Patient Registration Specialist at Mission Hospital, was recently approved to purchase a Habitat home. Her children are young—young enough not to remember what living in inadequate housing is like, where they can’t drink the water because it is brown. Their new home will be an Energy Star certified HealthyBuilt home, and their water will be clean.  But, Tammy’s Habitat home is not fully funded yet. Please donate now to ensure the Nash family will have a safe and decent home.

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  • Warren Haynes Welcomes Family Home & MoreWarren Haynes Welcomes Family Home & More

    On Monday, April 16, we celebrated the completion of the 2011 Xmas Jam House. Warren Haynes, in town for a show at the Orange Peel the night before, joined Habitat staff and supporters to welcome Michelle Bevans and her children home and present the proceeds check from the 2011 Xmas Jam.

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  • Asheville Brewers Alliance Helps Sponsor Habitat HouseAsheville Brewers Alliance Helps Sponsor Habitat House

    On Friday, April 20th the first wall of a house made possible by proceeds from the ReStore's Silent Auction and a donation from the Asheville Brewers Alliance was raised!  The event was held in the Carney Place neighborhood in West Asheville.

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  • Thrivent Builds House #5 Gets UnderwayThrivent Builds House #5 Gets Underway

    Parris Finley and her two children celebrated the start of construction on their new home on Friday, March 16. The Finley family, Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity representatives, and sponsors - Thrivent Financial members and members from the local supporting Lutheran churches - celebrated in a short ceremony before physically raising the first wall of the home. To see photos from the event, click here.

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