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Like so many these days, the Stoesz family is spread far and wide. However, they often reunite to build a Habitat home and help create a special place where another family can be together.

“We know we have a permanent place now,” says Poe Shee. “We can plan for things.”

During the Carter Work Project, Roger and Ruth MacFarlane and their family will be on the build site, hammers in hand, working alongside future Habitat homeowners.

Donatos, the family-owned, fast-casual pizza chain, is partnering with Habitat to raise funds to support affordable homeownership from Jan. 30-April 30.

Steven watched his mother work alongside volunteers to build their home with Habitat for Humanity of Orange County, and now he builds with Habitat, too.

Habitat has worked with communities in Quang Nam province for over 15 years, and it’s home to marginalized groups with great needs. This project will focus on building and showing examples of good, affordable latrines to help alleviate the sanitation issues these households face.

Families are at the heart of Habitat’s mission. And in some families, the drive to help others find decent, affordable housing is passed down like eye color, a habit of the heart.

The family preparedness plan contains four steps that families should take to be ready for any disaster.

When a disaster strikes, your family might not be together, and communication channels might be down. It is important to plan how you will contact one another and discuss how you will communicate in different disaster situations.

Because you might not have much time to evacuate when a disaster strikes, it is important to have a plan in place to get your family out of danger quickly and efficiently.