Mt. Soledad- Perez Gutierrez

Build Dates: October 20th-21th

Family Information:

Mother- Gloria

• Age: 32

• Profession: Restaurant

• Weekly Salary: $56

Children-

• Javier, 13 yrs, 8th Grade

• Josue, 10 yrs, 5th Grade

• Perla, 9 yrs, 4th Grade

Property Information:

Colonia- Maneaero
Time with property- 11 months
 

Family Story:

Gloria is 32 years old. She was born in Guanajuato but has been living in Ensenada since she was a Kid. She has 3 kids. Javier is 13 years old and is in 2nd grade in middle school. Josué is 10 years old and is in 5th grade in Elementary school. Perla is the youngest, she is 9 years old and is in 4th grade in elementary school.

 Gloria has had a difficult life. She met the father of her children when she was 14 years old. They started a relationship and 3 years later they decided to live together. At the begging things were ok. They were having a good relationship, but his parent had control over everything and her husband said that they were to be obeyed in everything.

 When the kids started to arrive, he changed. He started to go out with other women and became more and more hostile to her until he started to abuse her. His parents discover the situation and immediately order him to stop abusing her but started to openly reject her.

 After many years he finally kicker her out of the house. Her dad has two properties that he bought, and he gave one to her daughter.

 Since then she has been working really hard to give her children their best. She wants a home a hope home to give their children a safe, dry and warm home when they can forget the past and move into a better future.

Bethel Chruch- Navarrete Mendoza

Build Dates: October 16th-17th

Family Information:

Mother- Ana Laura

• Age: 27

• Profession: Factory Worker

• Weekly Salary: $61

Children-

• Bryan, 8 yrs, 3rd Grade

• Zoe, 5 yrs, Kindergarten

Property Information:

Colonia- Todos Santos
Time with property- 1 yr +
 

Family Story:

Ana Laura is a single mom, she is 27 years old and is from Michoacán. She has two kids. Zoe is 5 years old and is in 3rd grade in kindergarten. Bryan is 8 years old and is in 3rd grade in elementary school. Ana Laura has been working hard for her kids in the last two years. She works in a factory earning 1,100 pesos (Around $60 Dlls.) per week. For a time, she lived with her mom but his brother with his wife and kids also lives there. The house is too small for all of them so after saving some money she bought a property with a credit. She built a small room with pieces of wood and tarp. She is doing monthly payments of $1,000 per month. Both kids go to school which increases the living cost for her. She has to pay nursery for one of them and the other one can go to her factory nursery. Ana Laura knows she doesn’t have the resources to give her children a better place to live. She is coming to ask for a HOH house because she wants to give her children a safe, warm, dry and healthy place to live. A place where their kids can feel comfortable and call it home.

Lake Community- Moreno Gonzalez Family

Build Dates: October 15th-17th

Family Information:

Mother- Rubi

• Age: 29

• Profession: Sells Tamales

• Weekly Salary: $40 approx.

Children-

• Ruben, 9 yrs, 4th Grade

• Esmeralda, 7 yrs, 2nd Grade

• Abigail, 4 yrs, Kindergarten

• A friend and her 12 yr old son live with them

Property Information:

Colonia- Vista al Sol (89)
Time with property- 10 months
Electricity- Shared with Neighbor
Running Water- No
Structure- Wood, Scrap Materials, Dirt Floor
 

Family Story:

Rubí is 29 years old and is from Quintana Roo, close to the border with Guatemala. She is a single mom with 3 children. Abigail is the younger with 4 years old, she is in 1st grade in kindergarten. Next is Esmeralda who is 7 years old and is in 2nd year in elementary school. The older is Rubén, who is 9 years old and is in 4th grade in elementary school. Rubí’s life has been hard. She used to live with her husband, but he was abusive and cheated on her. Two years ago, her husband kicked her out of the house and she had to leave her children with him for a couple months to find a place to live. At the beginning she was living with a friend but after saving some money she bought a property with a credit and moved there. She then went back to her husband house to recover her children. Rubí works selling tamales, she earns around $2,800 pesos per month (Around $150 Dlls.). Her husband does not give her any kind of support for her children. Anther woman and her 12 yr old son live with Rubí and together they take care of all the kids. When Rubí works her friend takes care of the kids, and when she works,Rubi take care of them. Recently her husband has sued her in order to obtain the rights on the kids saying she is no conditions to take care of them or provides them with an adequate home. Rubí dreams with having a Homes of hope house for her kids. A place where they can be safe, dry and warm. A house would also give her a lot of security to not lose custody of her children.

Horizon's- Ramirez Florentino Family

Build Dates: October 12th-13th

Family Information:

Father- Andres

• Age: 30

• Profession: Lives/Works in USA

• Weekly Salary: Sends about $110 every 3 weeks

Mother- Sidonia

• Age: 28

• Profession: Homemaker

• Weekly Salary: N/A

Children-

• Florencia, 11 yrs, 5th Grade

• Edgar, 10 yrs, 2nd Grade

• Abigail, 9 yrs, 2nd Grade

• Ismael, 7 yrs, Just Starting School

• Nancy, 5 yrs, Not in School

• Benjamin, 4 yrs, Not in School

Property Information:

Colonia- Santa Cuquila
Time with property- 6 months
 

Family Story:

Andrés is 30 years old and Sidonia is 28, they are from Oaxaca one of the poorest states in México. They have 6 children. Benjamin is 4 years old and is the younger boy. Nancy is 5 years old and is the younger daughter. Ismael is 7 years old. Abigail is 9 years old and is in 2nd grade in elementary school. Edgar is the older son and is 10 years old, he is in 2nd grade in elementary school and Florencia is the oldest of all, she is 11 years old and is in 5th grade in elementary school. Andrés and Sidonia came to Ensenada looking for opportunities to have a better life. Life in Oaxaca is hard and there is not a lot of work. Things in Ensenada were better than in Oaxaca but it was still hard for them so two years ago Andrés went to the States to work in the fields. He sends $2,000 pesos (around $110 dlls.) every two weeks to Sidonia. They bought a property that cost $50,000 pesos (Around 2,800 dlls.) and is now all paid. With the help of Andrés brother, they built a small room with wood and tarp. Sidonia stays at home taking care of her children and Andrés wants to come back to Ensenada soon as he misses his family a lot. They want a homes of hope house as the little room they have is not enough for all of them. They also wish to give their children a better future in a safer, more comfortable place that they can truly call their home.

Evergreen Red- Cruz Julian Family

Build Dates: October 11th-12th

Family Information:

Father- IVAN

• Age: 22

• Profession: Laborer

• Weekly Salary: $78

Mother- EUNICE

• Age: 21

• Weekly Salary: N/A

Children-

• Samanta, 8 months

Property Information:

Colonia- LOS GIRASOLES
Time with property- 14 months
Electricity- YES
Running Water- No
Structure- Trailer
 

Family Story:

Eunice came from Oaxaca 3 years ago with her family. They worked in the fields for about 6 months and then she left that job and started working at a supermarket. In this new job was where she met Ivan. They went out for some months and then moved into Eunice’s parents’ house. After a while they moved out of the house because they were too many and they started renting a place. Eunice got pregnant and had to stop working because her pregnancy was at risk. They now live in a borrowed trailer with their 8-month old baby.

Evergreen Blue- Marquez Lopez Family

Build Dates: October 11th-12th

Family Information:

Father- Jesus

• Age: 29

• Profession: Packing

• Weekly Salary: $135

Mother- Yuri

• Age: 29

• Weekly Salary: N/A

Children-

• Luis Alfonso, 13 yrs

• Azul, 9 yrs

• Jesus, 5 yrs

• Brandon, 2 yrs

Property Information:

Colonia- LOS GIRASOLES
Time with property- 11 months
Electricity- No
Running Water- No
Structure- Trailer
 

Family Story:

Yuri met her first husband about 14 years ago and had 2 kids with him. When she was pregnant with her second child, her husband moved to the US and she never heard from him again. Yuri had to try to get by with UDS$30 a week which only good for diapers and milk for the children. She was like this for about 4 years until she met her current husband Jesus who has helped her so much. He took care of her children and of the other 2 they eventually had together. They’ve been together for about 7 years and now Jesus is working trying to take care of his family while Yuri stays back home with their youngest.

Revolution Skate Ministry- Gonzalez Casas

Build Dates: September 29th & 30th

Family Information:

Mother- Patricia

• Age: 50

• Profession: Sells Burritos

• Weekly Salary: $66 approx.

Children-

• Andrea, 10 yrs, 6th Grade

Property Information:

Colonia- Gomez Morin
Time with property- 7 months
Electricity- No
Running Water- No
Structure- Wood and Scrap Materials
 

Family Story:

 Patricia is 50 years old, she is from Jalisco. She is a single mom with one daughter still under her charge. Andrea is 10 years old and is in 6th grade in elementary school. Patricia is from Jalisco but moved to Mexicali when she was young. She grew up and studied there. She moved with her family to San José, California and lived there for some years. Her older daughter got sick over there and they had to move back to Ensenada. She had Andrea some time before moving back from San José, just a little before she divorced. She is now living in Ensenada. She works selling burritos earning around $1,200 pesos per week (Around $70 Dlls.). They live in a small wood room she made with some of the money she saved from the time she was living in san José. With the same money they were capable to completely pay for their property. Patricia doesn’t have anymore the resources to build a better home for her and her daughter, that’s why she is asking for a HOH house. She want to give her daughter a safe, dry and warm place to live.

Defenders Blue - Ramirez Morales

Build Dates: September 21st & 22nd

Family Information:

Father- Paulo 

• Age: 30 
• Profession: Field worker 
• Weekly Salary: $65 approx. 

Mother- Reyna 

• Age: 30 
• Profession: N/A

Children-

• Luz, 14 yrs old, 8th grade 
• Daniel, 12 yrs old, 6th grade
• Angel, 10 years old, 4th grade
• Itzel, 3 years old
• Pablo, 2 years 

Property Information:

Colonia- Maneadero
Time with property-  10 yrs
Electricity- Yes
Running Water- No
Structure- Small wooden room with a concrete floor.
 

Family Story:

Reyna and Paulo both were born in Oaxaca then their families moved to Ensenada due to lack of work when they were very young. It was here in Ensenada where they met and started their relationship when they were 16 years old. They moved into Paulo's parent's house and had their first child there. Eventually they had to move out because it was getting too crowded, so Paulo bought some land 10 years ago and they started living there. Due to their low income he hasn't been able to build a proper house for his family. Today they have five kids, three of which go to school, and the other two stay at home and are cared for by Reyna. 

Defenders Red - Rendon Perez

Build Dates: September 21st & 22nd

Family Information:

Father- Francisco  

• Age: 42
• Profession: N/A

Mother- Juana 

• Age: 40 
• Profession: Packaging
• Weekly salary: $55 approx.

Children-

• Francisco, 17 yrs old, Highschool 
• Juan, 13 yrs old, Middle School
• Anayeli, 12 years old, Middle School
• Berenice, 10 years old, 5th grade

Property Information:

Colonia- Maneadero
Time with property-  2 yrs
Electricity- Yes
Running Water- Yes
Structure- Small wooden room with a dirt floor.
 

Family Story:

Francisco and Juana are originally from Oaxaca, and both worked together on a ranch. They dated for three months before Francisco asked Juana's parents for her hand in marriage. They got married in Oaxaca and not too long after moved to Ensenada in search for work and began working in the fields. Through out the next years they had their four children, Francisco, Juana, Anayeli, y Berenice, which all attend school. They family has been able to pay off their property. Now Francisco and his family desire to have a home. 

Defenders Green - Ramirez Galvez

Build Dates: September 21st & 22nd

Family Information:

Father- Victor  

• Age: 37
• Profession: Packaging
• Weekly salary: $77 approx.

Mother- Brianda 

• Age: 27 
• Profession: N/A

Children-

• Leslie, 11 yrs old, 4th grade 
• Alexander, 6 yrs old, 1st grade
• Melani, 4 years old, Kindergarden
• Karla, 2 years old
• Dylan, 9 months

Property Information:

Colonia- Maneadero
Time with property-  2 yrs
Electricity- Yes
Running Water- No
Structure- Small room made of scrap materials with a cement floor.
 

Family Story:

Victor and Brianda are both from Guerrero and moved to Ensenada 2 years ago for a better life. The Ramirez family is currently living at an aunt's house because of their lack of funds to be able to build a house. Victor's sister gave them a piece of land so that the kids would be able to have a safe home. With Victor's salary of about $77 a week, after taking care of the kids they don't have enough money left to build a house, and that is why they're asking for a Home of Hope.