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While every Habitat house is built to keep families safe, warm and dry, their designs and layouts vary based on local style, climate, cultural customs and locally available materials. 

Eric’s parents built their Habitat home a decade ago because they believed stability was central to their children’s success. Next month, Eric is leaving that home on a scholarship to Cornell University.

Victoria knows a lot can happen in 20 years. In that time, she raised four children who have grown into fine adults and now has 11 grandchildren.

Habitat for Humanity will launch efforts in nearly 30 communities with $300,000 Wells Fargo Housing Foundation grant and Wells Fargo volunteer support.

“Taking a shower and having proper handrails in the tub. The handrail in the hallway for helping us steady ourselves,” Bryant says. “They’re little things, but they’re game-changers when you get older.”

Jessie hoped the home she’s lived most of her life would be a place her family could enjoy and pass down to future generations. That’s why she worked alongside Habitat for Humanity of York County, with support from Wells Fargo Builds, to help her make her home a safe place to live.

In 1992, Jerzy and Alicja became the first family to take a leap of faith and partner with Habitat Poland. Because they did, they, their children and their grandchildren are reaping the rewards that come with a stable, affordable home.

Charlie and Molly Bremer share how volunteering together has brought them closer.

The book, published today by St. Martin’s Essentials, is inspired by stories Reckford has seen and heard in his 14 years leading the world’s leading housing nonprofit.