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Building Homes, Building Hope

 

Marisol Morales and her three children were living out of their car not too long ago.  Today they have a two story house built by the young people of Youth Continuum to call home. 

 

In a collaborative effort between Youth Continuum and Habitat for Humanity of Greater New Haven, the Skills for Life project emerged with a dozen at-risk and homeless youth building a home for a family in need.  The project on Dewitt Street began with an empty lot and ended with a dozen youth better prepared for their future.

 

Too often young adults transitioning out of foster-care and homelessness are not fully prepared to be self sustaining adults and often find themselves poorly prepared for the workforce. This project aimed to provide Youth Continuum clients with the rare opportunity to go beyond classroom learning and use their hands and minds to build a house from start to finish. The project also provided a deserving family with the chance to own a home.

 

Skills For Life was a great success, but this project wouldn’t have been possible without the financial support of The Annie E. Casey Foundation, the passion of the staff involved from both Youth Continuum and Habitat and the young people who invested so much of themselves into Marisol’s new home.  Together we have made a difference in our community, in our organizations and in our youth.

 

Thank you to all involved for making this project possible.

 

 

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