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    A tornado flattened the Johnson family home, but not their spirit -- Habitat for Humanity In'tl 1

    A tornado flattened the Johnson family home, but not their spirit

    ‘We’re here; we’re ready’

    Joplin, Missouri

    ‘Times of disaster are a wake-up’

    ‘It’s a million times better’

    ‘You can see hope here’: One year after the 2011 tornadoes

    'Glad to be home again'

    ‘They know this is their house’

    ‘Now I want to help somebody else’

    ‘This will be a safe place’

    ‘Every house…gets us closer’

    ‘I could never leave this place’

    Lessons learned

    “Everyone started to work together”

    Neighbors in need

    The silver lining

    Birmingham, Alabama

    Cleveland, Tennessee

    Making a living then, making a life now

    The need for decent housing

    Signature events mark Habitat for Humanity’s celebration of World Habitat Day

    With faith, there are no limits

    Harrisburg mom bids farewell to her parent's home after more than 40 years

    Meet our newest Seattle Habitat homeowners

    Your environment is who you are

    Family finds “guiding light” in decent housing

    Access to the dream

    Thanks from Armenia

    Starting Over

    New home, new hope

    Learning to hope

    Two longtime residents emerge as leaders for NRI Habitat for Humanity affiliate in Raleigh

    “The world is now a village”

    A new lease on life

    The oak tree: a solid metaphor for homeownership

    Embracing the unexpected

    Impacting the next generation

    The Need for Decent Housing

    Simple, decent, affordable housing
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