This home is particularly meaningful because all of Dina Sosa's large family live right here in Denton. She is so grateful for the opportunity to stay in Denton and raise her daughters in a safe, secure, and affordable home, surrounded by her family.

Since the August 14, 2021 earthquake struck Haiti, Habitat for Humanity has responded to help the people affected by the disaster. Of the more than 1,800 homes Habitat for Humanity partnered with families to build or repair in the impacted area after Hurricane Matthew’s devastation in 2016, early assessments indicate that roughly 98% of these Habitat homes are safe after the earthquake and free of significant damage.

Oxelia, like most residents in the town of Corail, Grand' Anse, Haiti, was at home when the earthquake hit. "We screamed and ran outside into the street," she says. "The house shook like crazy for so long, my neighbors also ran out into the street. My daughter was still asleep, and it shook her awake before she grabbed her baby and ran into the street as well."

Oxelia's home, which was built by Habitat, suffered no significant damage. But many of her neighbor's homes caved in or experienced severe structural cracking. Made of low-quality materials and lacking structural reinforcement, they were extremely vulnerable to the violent shaking of the earth. Some completely crumbled to the ground in a heap of dust.

That's why Oxelia was among the many who slept in tents or under tarps outside in days after the earthquake. "We were all too afraid to go back into the house because you could still feel aftershocks," she says. "But now it has been days, and I see that my neighbors' houses have a lot of cracks, but mine is fine."

Check out this feature in the Denton County Magazine of the Dedication Ceremony of our 104th home to the Puga Sosa Family last month! It was a beautiful way to hand over the keys to the home to Noe, Violeta, and Brigitte as they began their journey as homeowners.

"Unlike many organizations, Habitat for Humanity of Denton County not only survived but actually thrived during the pandemic, thanks in large part to the leadership of Board members and Flower Mound residents David Johnson and Glenn Ward."

Date/Time: Tuesday, August 31 at 6:00 PM

Location: Trietsch Memorial United Methodist Church (6101 Morriss Rd. Flower Mound, TX 75028), Room 115.

Email annie.folse@hfhdentoncounty.org for the Zoom link.

Date/Time: Tuesday, September 14 at 6:00 PM

Location: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (902 Chinn Chapel Rd. Highland Village, TX 75077)

Email annie.folse@hfhdentoncounty.org for the Zoom link.

Date/Time: Saturday, September 18, 2021. Save the date!

Location: Greater Denton/Wise County Association of Realtors - 3805 W. University Dr. Denton, TX 76207

All interested in gaining financial education are welcome. Please spread the word! Special thanks to GDWCAR for offering their space and providing enough room to host classes in Spanish and English at the same time.

Date/Time: Thursday, September 23 from 6AM to Midnight

Location: northtexasgivingday.org/habitatdentoncounty

Date/Time: Wednesday, September 29, 2021

Location: Trietsch Memorial United Methodist Church (6101 Morriss Rd. Flower Mound, TX

Thanks to a matching gift from a generous donor, your gift to Habitat Denton on North Texas Giving Day will be DOUBLED!

Starting tomorrow, September 1, you can make your NTX Giving Day gift early. All funds raised will help build the Habitat Village.

From August 6 to September 18, you can adopt a duck for the Duck Derby at Cross Timbers Rotary Club's Rhythms at the River Walk fundraiser! For each duck we sell from our personal web page, Habitat will earn one "Buck-A-Duck"!

Want to help make a difference while you shop at Amazon, at no extra cost to you? Simply follow this link to select “Habitat for Humanity of Denton County” as your charity, and Amazon will begin donating a portion of your eligible purchases to Habitat. All at no extra cost to you. A win-win!