North America for Street Team

Many families are unable to afford homes in North America. In the United States, for instance, 30 million families out of over 300 million citizens face a housing crisis. They encounter overcrowded conditions and lack of plumbing, hot water and electricity. Although about half of these families qualify for government aid, only 4.1 million receive help from the government. Parents, children, the elderly and disabled are forced into undesirable housing situations.

Habitat for Humanity’s volunteers help to lessen the burden of housing costs by building decent and affordable homes. Habitat builds homes in the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. There are over 1500 affiliates in the U.S.A. and 52 affiliates in Canada. Habitat for Humanity Canada provided a big step for the Habitat organization. It was the first Habitat organization to operate outside of the United States. It was also the first host of the Jimmy Carter Work Project, in which volunteers work alongside U.S. President Jimmy Carter on a housing build for a week. Habitat continues to spread its mission across North America and assist families in their housing needs.

Mexico

What is your name? My name is Alberto Siller Pavia.
¿Cual es tu nombre? Me llamo Alberto Siller Pavia

Where are you from? I am from Mexico City.
¿De donde eres? Soy de la Ciudad de Mexico.

What language do you speak? I speak Spanish. ¿Que idioma hablas? Hablo español.

Are you a boy or girl? I am a boy.
¿Eres un niño o una niña? Soy un niño.

How old are you? I am 7 years old.
¿Cuantos años tienes? Tengo 7 años.

What year are you in school? I am in second grade.
¿En que año vas en la escuela? Estoy en segundo grado.

What do you study at school? Spanish, history, math and geography.
Que estudias en la escuela ? Español, historia, computacion, matematicas y geografia

What religion are you? I am Catholic.
¿De que religion eres ? Soy Catolico.

What is your favorite…
¿Cual es tu favorito… What do you like to do? I like to play soccer and video games, read, watch TV and a lot of things.
¿Que te gusta hacer? Me gusta jugar futbol soccer, video juegos, leer, ver television, y muchas cosas mas.

What does your house looks like? I'm living in an apartment on the second floor of a building in downtown.
¿Como es tu casa? Yo vivo en un departamento en el segundo piso de un edificio en el centro de la ciudad.

Who lives with you? My parents and my little brother.
¿Quien vive contigo? Mis padres y mi hermano menor.

What do you do on an average day? In the morning, I go to school. After that, I go home eat, and do my homework. I’m able to play soccer with my friends after that.
¿Que haces en un dia en promedio? En la mañana voy a la escuela, despues en casa como y hago mi tarea. Puedo saliar a jugar futbol con mis amigos despues de eso.