Celeste's story
Habitat for Humanity Victoria Partner Family
With special
thanks to:
Rosebud
"A home to us means stability, and for anyone, stability is absolutely important. That's a fundamental human need."
Meet Celeste
A single mum of three beautiful boys, Celeste has spent years trying to secure a safe place for her family to call home.
Juggling multiple jobs while homeschooling her children with unique learning needs, she dreams of the day when her hard work pays off, and her boys can feel safe enough to have an address they consider home.
Habitat for Humanity Victoria provides a hand-up for families like Celeste's to have an affordable pathway towards home ownership. Everyone deserves a decent place to call home!
Celeste's journey into home ownership
First meeting
Celeste first heard about HFHV before coming to Melbourne. On learning about our Home Building Program she reached out to explore an affordable path into home ownership for herself and her three sons.
Signing on as a Partner Family
Further to completion of the application process, Celeste was approved as a Partner Family with HFHV, commencing a partnership towards building her own home with an interest free loan arrangement.
Contributing sweat equity
As part of Celeste's partnership with us, she committed to contributing 500 hours of sweat equity into the house build as well as with our ReStore social enterprise in Rosebud, Victoria. Her sons would occasionally come down and help out!
House handover
Celeste's house, located in Crib Point, Victoria, was completed in September 2023. Celeste and her sons received the keys to their forever home the same month. The HFHV team continues to stay in touch, supporting Celeste to settle into her new home.
Get involved
For many Victorian families like Celeste's, having a safe place to call home remains an unattainable dream. With your support, Habitat for Humanity Victoria can help provide more disadvantaged families with the opportunity to work towards an affordable home.
Check out below the different ways you or your organisation can be part of the solution.
