YPO Chicago (Gray Team) - Vasquez Toribio Family

BUILD DATES: February 17-18, 2018

FAMILY INFORMATION:

FATHER - Federico 

• Age: 32
• Profession: Field Worker 
• Weekly Salary: $46 

MOTHER - Guadalupe 

• Age: 25 
• Profession: Homemaker  
• Weekly Salary:  N/A 

CHILDREN

• Anayeli, 8 yrs, 2nd Grade 
• Luis Angel, 6 yrs, 1st Grade 
• Javier, 4 yrs 
• Alfredo, 7 months

PROPERTY INFORMATION:

COLONIA - Santa Juquila
TIME WITH PROPERTY - 7 months
ELECTRICITY - Yes
RUNNING WATER - Yes
STRUCTURE - Cardboard and Tarps with a Dirt Floor
 

FAMILY STORY:

Federico and Guadalupe met in Ensenada while working in the fields and have been living together for nine years. Guadalupe sometimes goes to Oaxaca to visit her parents and there is where her three oldest children were born, only Alfredo has been born in Ensenada. They lived with relatives before deciding to buy a piece of land on credit and they have been living there for about seven months. Their land payment is $60 a month. Federico works in the fields cutting flowers and earns about $45 a week. They live in a small room made of tarps with a little wood and cardboard that their neighbor helped them build. Federico's sister Antonia is the only family they have here in Ensenada and lives with them. Antonia has two grown children who are married.  

YPO Chicago (Red Team) - Sanchez Santos Family

BUILD DATES: February 17-18, 2018

FAMILY INFORMATION:

FATHER -Bernardo

• Age: 47
• Profession: Field Worker
• Weekly Salary: $55 approx.

MOTHER - Margarita

• Age: 41
• Profession: Homemaker

CHILDREN

• Maria Fernanda, 3 yrs
• Ines, 4 yrs
• Rosa, 9 yrs, 2nd Grade
• Leonardo, 11 yrs, 3rd Grade
• Heriberto, 13 yrs, 7th Grade
• Bernardo, 15 yrs  
• Angelica, 17 yrs, works
• Ana, 18 yrs, works

PROPERTY INFORMATION:

COLONIA - Santa Juquila
TIME WITH PROPERTY - 7 Months
ELECTRICITY - Yes
RUNNING WATER - Yes
STRUCTURE - Small wood house with dirt floor
 

FAMILY STORY:

The Sanchez Santos family is originally from the state of Guerrero in the south. They are a very large family with many needs. They moved to Ensenada about fifteen years ago because in Guerrero because they didn't have many opportunities and good work was hard to come by. They have 8 children who range in age from 3 to 18. Bernardo and Margarita have had to work very hard to provide for their children. They have worked in the fields cutting vegetables and what little they earn has always gone to sustaining their family and home. For the last fifteen years, they have lived in rentals, moving from house to house. During those years it was hard because the children were all young and unable to help with their expenses, they didn't have enough money to buy land or any kind of house. Currently, the eldest two are working and helping their parents and with that help, they were able to buy land recently. But because of this, Ana and Angelica have not been able to continue studying. The family lives in a small room that they built with wood. Their situation is hard because they need a home for their children where they can grow and be safe and secure. Sadly, their resources are only enough to cover the expenses of food, shoes and clothing for the growing children, and everyday household expenses. It is very difficult for them to achieve a better life, but they have hope that one day they will have a safe place to call home.

YPO Chicago (Black Team) - Vasquez Vasquez Family

BUILD DATES: February 17-18, 2018

FAMILY INFORMATION:

FATHER - David

• Age: 21 
• Profession: Field Worker 
• Weekly Salary: $45 approx. 

MOTHER - Bernardina 

• Age: 19 
• Profession: Field Worker  
• Weekly Salary: $45 approx. 

CHILDREN

• Cesar Leonardo, 3 yrs 

PROPERTY INFORMATION:

COLONIA - Santa Juquila
TIME WITH PROPERTY - 2 years
ELECTRICITY - Yes
RUNNING WATER - Yes
STRUCTURE - Tarps and Plastic
 

FAMILY STORY:

David and Bernardina are originally from Oaxaca. They are a young family with a 3 yr old son. Like many other families, they came from the South looking for better opportunities and a better way of life. Down south, good work is hard to come by and education is not good. They came to Ensenada three years ago and have since been working in the fields ever since, planting and harvesting vegetables. During the first two years in Ensenada, they lived with family members, but the situation was not good for them. They need their own space to be a family. They decided to buy a piece of land on credit and they immediately built a small structure to live in. The structure they built out of plastic but the living conditions are so bad that it has made it unsafe for their young son. The salary that they earn working in the fields is not enough and it keeps them from providing a better home for their son. At such a young age, they both go out to work day after day with the hope that one day they will be able to live in a safe home. 

YPO Chicago (Blue Team) - Vasquez Flores

BUILD DATES: February 17-18, 2018

FAMILY INFORMATION:

FATHER: Eleuterio

• Age: 50
• Profession: Field Worker
• Weekly Salary: $43 USD

MOTHER: Petra

• Age: 48
• Profession: N/A
• Weekly Salary: N/A

 

CHILDREN

• Hilda - 15 Years Old, Works (Does not go to school)
• Ismael - 13 Years Old, 7th Grade
• Griselda - 12 Years Old, 7th Grade
• Fernando - 9 Years Old, 4th Grade
• Rogelio - 8 Years Old, 4th Grade
• Jesus - 5 Years Old, Kindergarten

PROPERTY INFORMATION:

COLONIA - Juquila
TIME WITH PROPERTY - 10 Months
ELECTRICITY - Yes
RUNNING WATER - Yes
STRUCTURE - Room made of tarp, dirt floor.
 

FAMILY STORY:

Eleutario and Petra are originally from Oaxaca, a state in the South of Mexico. They decided to move to Ensenada 17 years ago because there were no jobs available in Oaxaca. They have six children of which all go to school and one also has a job.

Eleutario works in the fields earning $43 USD a week, and Petra stays at home to take care of her children and their home. 

They live in a room made of tarp and a dirt floor and so they want to live better and have a house which will fulfill their dreams of having a worthy home for their family.

Bovee B (Green) - Rosales Lopez Family

BUILD DATES: February 18, 2018

FAMILY INFORMATION:

FATHER: Manuel

• Age: 33
• Profession: Car Washer
• Weekly Salary: $75-$80 USD

MOTHER: Bertha

• Age: 44
• Profession: Field Worker
• Weekly Salary: $67 USD

CHILDREN

• Adriana - 15 Years Old, 9th Grade
• Irene - 14 Years Old, 9th Grade
• Gaspar - 13 Years Old, 7th Grade

PROPERTY INFORMATION:

COLONIA - Maneadero
TIME WITH PROPERTY - 8 Months
ELECTRICITY - No
RUNNING WATER - No
STRUCTURE - Little room made of wood.
 

FAMILY STORY:

Bertha is from Sonora and Manuel is from Chiapas, both different states in Mexico. They met in Ensenada in the Fields. Bertha was a single mother; she separated from the father of her children because he was addicted to drugs, so she decided to look for work to sustain her children. When she got together with Manuel they decided to buy some land with a loan and made a little room out of wood to live in.

Bertha works in the fields and depending on if there is work, she works every day, and Manuel washes cars.

It has been very hard for them to be able to build something stable as their children are in school. They continue to pay their loan, and basically, whatever they earn, they save to be able to make the payments on their land.

Every Saturday in the Evenings, Bertha gets the kids together from the community and takes them to the mountain and teaches them about the Bible, and for her, to have a home is a dream, because she says she will be able to teach the children outside her home.

Bovee B (Red) - Vega Renteria Family

BUILD DATE: February 18, 2018

FAMILY INFORMATION:

FATHER: Norberto

• Age: 25
• Profession: Vegetable Packer
• Daily Salary: $8 USD

MOTHER: Maria

• Age: 22
• Profession: N/A
• Weekly Salary: N/A

CHILDREN

• Jesus - 3 Years Old
• Leslye - 1 Year Old

 

 

PROPERTY INFORMATION:

COLONIA - Maneadero Parte Alta
TIME WITH PROPERTY - N/A
ELECTRICITY - N/A
RUNNING WATER - N/A
STRUCTURE - N/A
 

FAMILY STORY:

Norberto is originally from Sinaloa and Maria is from Chihuahua. They met in Sinaloa and started to live together in Ensenada four years ago. They have two children: Jesus is 3 year old and Leslye is 1 year old.

Norberto works packing vegetable and Maria stays home taking care of the children. Last year they decided to buy their own piece of land, so with the little that they have, they are making the effort to make the payments.

Bovee B (Blue) - Lopez Gonzalez Family

BUILD DATES: February 16-17, 2018

FAMILY INFORMATION:

FATHER: Eusebio

• Age: 38
• Profession: Field Worker
• Weekly Salary: $54 USD

MOTHER: Rocio

• Age: 35
• Profession: Field Worker
• Weekly Salary: $32 USD

 

CHILDREN

• Efrain: 14 Years Old, 8th Grade
• Sheila Rocio: 12 Years Old, 4th Grade
• Erasmo Eusebio: 11 Years Old, 4th Grade
• Giovani Rene: 9 Years Old, 3rd Grade

PROPERTY INFORMATION:

COLONIA - El Zorillo
TIME WITH PROPERTY - 10 Years
ELECTRICITY - Yes
RUNNING WATER - No
STRUCTURE - Room made of scrap material, cement floor.
 

FAMILY STORY:

Eusebio and Rocio are originally from Oaxaca in the South of Mexico. They came to Ensenada 11 years ago to better their living conditions, during which time they have been working in the fields. They have four children: Efrain who is 14 years old, Sheila is 12 years old, Erasmo is 11 years old, and Giovani is 9 years old. All of their children are in school, even though they were out of school for a year because they didn't have their papers, so that's why they are a bit behind.

Eusebio works and earns $54 USD approx. per week. Rocio works three times per week and earns $32 USD. The money they both earn together is not sufficient enough for them, as it needs to cover the kids' school fees, clothes, shoes, water, and electricity. Their needs are more than what they earn.

They live in a little room that physically is unlivable as the wood is bad, the roof is made of tarp, and they all live there and eat there, one on top of the other. Their living conditions are not safe at all.

This is a family who needs a home so they can live a better life.

Bovee B (Green) - Vega Zarate Family

BUILD DATES: February 16-17, 2018

FAMILY INFORMATION:

FATHER: Jose

• Age: 36
• Profession: Field Worker
• Weekly Salary: $48 USD

MOTHER: Lucia

• Age: 34
• Profession: N/A
• Weekly Salary: N/A

 

CHILDREN

• Catalina - 16 Years Old, 7th Grade
• Octavio - 12 Years Old, 6th Grade
• Roberto - 9 Years Old, 4th Grade
• Jose Manuel - 6 Years

PROPERTY INFORMATION:

COLONIA - Maneadero
TIME WITH PROPERTY - 11 Months
ELECTRICITY - N/A
RUNNING WATER - N/A
STRUCTURE - Room made of tarp and cardboard.
 

FAMILY STORY:

The Vega Zarate family are originally from Oaxaca, a state in the far South of Mexico but they decided to come to Ensenada because they wanted a better place to live, so three years ago they left Oaxaca and came to live in Ensenada.

The place where they found work, gave them a room to live in, but in time they decided to buy their own land with a loan and now it is paid off.

Jose works on a ranch and earns $48 USD approx. a week, and Lucia stays home to take care of their children. They live in a little room made from tarp and cardboard, and it only has one bed where four of them sleep and the other two sleep on cardboard on the floor.

**Right now their daughter, Catalina does not live with them, as she went to Oaxaca.

Bovee B (Red) - Nieto Rodriguez Family

BUILD DATES: February 16-17, 2018

FAMILY INFORMATION:

FATHER: Jesus

• Age: 54
• Profession: Retired
• Weekly Salary: $108

MOTHER: Guadalupe

• Age: 42
• Profession: Janitorial Work
• Weekly Salary: $54

CHILDREN

• Jose Jesus: 22 Years Old, Works at a Water Park - Weekly Salary: $86 USD
• Emmanuel: 14 Years Old, 9th Grade

PROPERTY INFORMATION:

COLONIA - ex-ejido Chapultepec
TIME WITH PROPERTY - 1 Year
ELECTRICITY - No
RUNNING WATER - No
STRUCTURE - Little house made of wood and plywood.
 

FAMILY STORY:

Jesus is originally from Mexicali, close to Tijuana, and Guadalupe is from Sinaloa, halfway down Mexico in the West. They have been living in Ensenada for nine years and they have two children. Jose is 22 years old and works at Las Cañadas - a waterpark near Ensenada. Emmanuel is 14 years old and goes to Secondary School. Guadalupe's mother also lives with them, she is 72 years old

Jesus has been retired for six years now and sometimes finds little jobs to do. Guadalupe works cleaning offices and earns $54 approx. weekly.

They need a home so they can live a better life, their place is made of wood and when it rains, the water comes in.

Bovee A (Team) - Manuel Lopez Family

BUILD DATES: February 13, 2018

FAMILY INFORMATION:

MOTHER: Soledad

• Age: 25
• Profession: Field Worker
• Weekly Salary: $74 USD

CHILDREN

• Jose Luis - 6 Years Old
• Ana Yuri - 5 Years Old

PROPERTY INFORMATION:

COLONIA - Los Girasoles
TIME WITH PROPERTY - 1 Year
ELECTRICITY - No
RUNNING WATER - No
STRUCTURE - Room made of wood and cardboard, dirt floor and a roof made of tarp.
 

FAMILY STORY:

Soledad is a single mother originally from Oaxaca, Mexico. She has two children, Jose Luis who is 6 years old and Ana Yuri who is 5 years old. They are taken care of by her cousins while she works night shifts from 5 PM to 4 AM at the packaging center. She earns a small weekly salary of about $74 USD of which she has to divide up between the care of her children, food, and the payments for her property.

Soledad separated from the father of her children two years ago because he did not contribute to the family and instead used up all their money on personal things and his family was always arguing with Soledad, so because of these things she decided to separate and be on her own with her children.

Soledad lives on a little piece of land on which she was able to make payments, and has a little house/room made of wood and cardboard in very bad condition.

Bovee A (Green) - Cortez Velasco

BUILD DATES: February 11-12, 2018

FAMILY INFORMATION:

FATHER: Valentin

• Age: 23
• Profession: Field Worker
• Weekly Salary: $54 USD

MOTHER: Cecilia

• Age: 21
• Profession: Housewife
• Weekly Salary: N/A

 

CHILDREN

• Jose Angel - 5 Years Old, Kindergarten
• Felipe - 1 Year, 7 Months Old

PROPERTY INFORMATION:

COLONIA - Maneadero
TIME WITH PROPERTY - 5 Years
ELECTRICITY - No
RUNNING WATER - No
STRUCTURE - Room made of scrap materials, dirt floor.
 

FAMILY STORY:

Valentin and Cecilia met at work and in time they became friends, then boyfriend and girlfriend, and after they decided to live together and now they have two boys.

Valentin works in the greenhouses cutting squash and tomatoes and sometimes he does the cleaning. His weekly salary is $1000 pesos (approx $54 USD) working Monday through Saturday from 7 AM to 3 PM and Cecilia stays home with the kids.

They finished paying off their land a year ago, but before buying the land, they were renting a place. They have been living on their land for 5 years now in a room made of boxes and a roof made of tarp.

They found out about Homes of Hope through Valentin's mother a year ago, when a team came to build her a home.

For them, as a family, it is difficult to build a place to live because they don't have the means to pay for building.

Bovee A (Red) - Cortez Rodriguez Family

BUILD DATES: February 11-12, 2018

FAMILY INFORMATION:

FATHER: Fernando

• Age: 22
• Profession: Field Worker
• Weekly Salary: $54 USD

MOTHER: Crecencia

• Age: 25
• Profession: N/A
• Weekly Salary: N/A

 

CHILDREN

• Cristian: 3 Years Old
• Edgar: 1 Year Old

PROPERTY INFORMATION:

COLONIA - Paraiso
TIME WITH PROPERTY - 4 Years
ELECTRICITY - N/A
RUNNING WATER - N/A
STRUCTURE - Room made of scrap material, plastic roof, dirt floor.
 

FAMILY STORY:

Fernando and Crecencia are originally from Oaxaca one of the far South States of Mexico. They both came to Ensenada looking for work together with their families. In 2009 they met each other working in the fields and in 2012 they decided to live together, and now they have two little boys: Cristian who is 3 years old, and Edgar who is 1 year old.

They were able to buy their land 3 years ago, thanks to their hard work, and were able to finish paying off their loan. They live in a little room made of wood, pallets, and cardboard, and their desire is to have a safer home for their children.

New Hope Foursquare - Quijas Torres Family

Build Dates: February 2-3, 2018

Family Information:

Mother: Yasmin

• Age: 34
• Profession: Packager
• Weekly Salary:  $56 USD

Children

• Yulitze Guadalupe: 15 Years Old, 9th Grade (Girl)
• Victoria Naomi: 4 Years Old, Preschool
• Jose Christian: 2 Years Old

 

 

 

 

Property Information:

Colonia - 2 de Octubre
Time with property - 11 Months
Electricity - No
Running Water - No
Structure - Trailer
 

Family Story:

Yasmin is a single mother of three children: Yulitze Guadalupe is 15 years old, Victoria Noemi is 4 years old, and Jose Christian is 2 years old. She is originally from Victoria, Tamaulipas on the East of Mexico. She separated from her husband because she suffered from abuse.

Yasmin's ex-husband is under military arrest in Mexico City, which is why she does not receive any child support from him, and it has been one year since she has had to work in a packaging center Monday through Saturday making min. $56 USD approx. per week. Yasmin has to administer that amount to buy food, clothes, and water, and sometimes it's not enough, on top of that the kids are growing and they are living in a trailer that is being loaned to them.

There is also another family living with them, a mother, Teresa Guadalupe, who also has three children. They are Yasmin's friends and have been Christians for five years. The reason they live with Yasmin and her family is that when they met, they were having the same type of abuse and they supported each other. They have been living together with both families in the same place now for a year.

It is Yasmin's desire to be able to have a safe home for her children to be able to offer them a place of which they can be proud. About a year and a half ago, they were robbed in their little place, and since then, her prayers have been that they could live in a safe place.

Spa View Community Church - Santiago Santiago Family

Build Dates: February 2-3, 2018

Family Information:

Mother: Lucero

• Age: 24
• Profession: Field Worker
• Weekly Salary: $50 USD 

Children

• Dayana - 2 Years Old
• Jonathan - 2 Months Old

 

 

 

 

 

Property Information:

Colonia - Maneadero Parte Alta
Time with property - 1.5 Years
Electricity - No
Running Water - No
Structure - Room made of scrap material, cement floor.
 

Family Story:

Lucero is originally from La Paz which is close to Cabo San Lucas on the bottom of the Baja California Peninsula. She is a single mother to Dayana who is 2 years old and Jonathan who is 2 months old. Her significant other started to use drugs and treated her badly so Lucero decided to go to the land that she had bought a while ago. She had nowhere to live on it, so her neighbor lent her a little room. Lucero's land is uneven and that's why she chose to build a place with her neighbor. But now the neighbor's son has been letting men into the house and Lucero isn't comfortable with that, and she doesn't feel that it's safe for her children.