Amanda

This was Amanda’s reaction to learning she had been selected as a Habitat Partner.

Amanda, now a Canadian citizen, immigrated from Canada to Australia in 2012. She and her son, Brady, had struggled to find affordable housing in the area and Amanda wanted to ensure they found somewhere they could make a long-term home. “Due to low rental vacancies, high rental prices and competition from other applicants – finding a safe and affordable home in Duncan was a challenge.”

Amanda originally wasn’t planning to apply with Habitat as she had misconceptions about the application process and assumed she wouldn’t qualify. “Luckily,” she says, “Someone knew better and sent me the link!” After researching Habitat for Humanity and the application requirements, she decided to take the leap and submit an application. “I thought it was a long shot but the chance to be able to provide a permanent home for my son was an opportunity I couldn’t pass up.”

When she found out she had been selected for a Habitat home, Amanda was surprised and overjoyed. “That moment literally changed my life,” she says. Having a permanent place to call home will make a positive difference in her and Brady’s lives and will allow them to build a better financial future.

“I am incredible grateful to have that stability. As a single parent, owning my own home was a faraway dream. Thanks to Habitat for Humanity, it is now our reality.”

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“This opportunity has put my life on a new and exciting trajectory.”