Defenders Orange- Racine Lopez Family

Build Dates: November 25th & 26th

Family Information:

Father- Luis Antonio

• Age: 29
• Profession: Field Worker
• Weekly Salary: $56 approx.

Mother- Brigida

• Age: 26
• Profession: N/A
• Weekly Salary: N/A

Children-

• Tania Ximena, 3 yrs
• Luis Daniel, 5 yrs, Kindergarten

Property Information:

Colonia- Rumbo a La Bufadora
Time with property- 4 months
 

Family Story:

Luis Antonio and Brigida are both from Oaxaca.  They moved to Ensenada around 5 years ago searching for a better life since there’s not a lot of opportunities back where they lived. They have two kids: Luis Daniel who’s 5 years old and Tania who’s 3 years old. Tania has had health problems since she was born and has needed to go to the doctor every 3 months since birth. Luis Antonio works on the field from Monday to Saturday and Brigida stays back home taking care of the kids. It’s been really hard for them as a family because their income is really low and they have monthly payments to make like their land payments and personal expenses. They live in a room made out of cardboard and tarps.  They have a dirt floor and sleep on pieces of cardboard, and they have no electricity or water. They need a safer place for their kids and for them to live in. 

Defenders Yellow- Alvarado Conde Family

Build Dates: November 25th & 26th

Family Information:

Mother- Nieves

• Age: 26
• Profession: Field Worker
• Weekly Salary: $58 approx.

Children-

• Ian Gael, 2 yrs
• Bryan, 3 yrs
• Berny David, 5 yrs, Kindergarten

Property Information:

Colonia- Rumbo a La Bufadora
Time with property- 3 months
Electricity- No
Running Water- No
Structure- Dirt Floor and Random Materials

Family Story:

Nieves is from Oaxaca.  She moved to Ensenada and got together with a man who is the father of her three children.  More than a year ago she left the man because he had been abusing her and her children and was with another woman. Failing to find a place to live in, Nieves moved in with her mother for a year until she finally found a property which she’s currently paying off. Nieves works on the field cutting vegetables from Monday to Saturday.  The little she earns she uses it for her family’s basic needs. Sometimes the money is not enough to cover all their expenses and make the land payment. The room that Nieves and her kids live in is made out of pieces of cardboard covered with tarps to try to keep the kids from getting sick.  They children all sleep on the only bed they have, while Nieves sleeps on the floor.  Their desire is to have a proper home where they could live safe and comfortably as a family.

Self Storage Investing- Velasco Velasco Family

Build Dates: December 3rd-4th

Family Information:

Father- Jorge

• Age: 30
• Profession: Security Guard
• Weekly Salary: $68 approx.

Mother- Sonia

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

Children-

Iris Areli, 10 yrs, 6th Grade
Marlen, 8 yrs, 3rd Grade

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  Property Information:

Colonia- El Paraiso
Time with property- 5 yrs  
Electricity- No
Running Water- No

Family Story:

Sonia is from Hermosillo and moved to Ensenada when she was 17 years old.  She had 2 daughters with a man she didn’t have a healthy relationship with. He had problems with alcohol and would physically abuse them. It was after that relationship that she decided to move to Ensenada with her mom so that they could have a better life.  She started working in the fields and some months later she decided to move out of her mom’s house and rent a place while she saved money to buy a property with monthly payments. Then Sonia met a man that helped her out a lot financially. They even had plans to get married until the man tried to abuse Sonia’s daughter.  For that reason, they broke things off.  Finally, Sonia met a responsible man, Jorge. He was a good man and she admired how good he was with her girls.  They decided to date and eventually got together.  Sonia is not working anymore because she’s taking care of her children while Jorge is taking care of the family economically speaking.  They’re living in a trailer right now because their income is very low and they’re hoping to get something better. 

Defenders Green- Rivera Mojarro Family

Build Dates: November 25th-26th

Family Information:

Father- Daniel

• Age: 50
• Profession: Field Worker
• Weekly Salary:

Mother- Consuelo

• Age: 46
• Profession: Field Worker
• Weekly Salary: $54 approx.

Children-

• Ricardo German, 26 yrs, works
• Esteba Alexander, 18 yrs, works
• Beatriz Adriana, 16 yrs
• Salma Marlen, 13 yrs, 6th Grade
• Mariel Heidi, 12 yrs, 6th Grade
• Karen Monserrat, 10 yrs, 5th Grade
• Citlaly Genesis, 4 yrs

Property Information:

Colonia- Maneadero
Time with property- 6 months  
Electricity-
Running Water-

Family Story:

Consuelo and Daniel are from Guadalajara.  They have 13 children of whom 6 are currently living with her because all the others have grown up and left the house. She had to come to Ensenada because back in Guadalajara they couldn’t earn enough to be able to take care of her entire family.  Her husband works for an employer that only employs men, so for this reason it was easy for him to just stay back with their oldest children and keep that job in Guadalajara while Consuelo came to Ensenada with the 6 younger children. Consuelo has to work hard for her to send her kids to school and feed them.  She has a really low income but thanks to God she has been able to build a home.  They’re still hoping to get something better eventually.

Defenders Blue- Santiago Julian

Build Dates: November 25th-26th

Family Information:

Father- Ubaldo

• Age: 30
• Profession: Factory Worker
• Weekly Salary: $60 approx.

Mother- Zoila

• Age: 29
• Profession: N/A
• Weekly Salary: N/A

Children-

• Candelarria, 3 yrs
• Adam, 10 yrs, 5th Grade
• Wendy, 11 yrs, 6th Grade

Property Information:

Colonia- Loma Bonita
Time with property- 1 yr
Electricity- Yes
Running Water- No
Structure- Donated Plywood

Family Story:

   Zoila and Ubaldo met each other when they were kids back in Oaxaca where they are both from.  Zoila’s family would have to wash their clothes at Ubaldo’s house because there was a drought in the area where they lived. They fell in love and 2 years ago got married and began a family while there in Oaxaca.  They later decided to move to Ensenada because the economy was very bad back where they lived. Ubaldo started working in the fields and his sister offered his family to stay at her place, but after a while they started having problems and had to move out.  They then rented a room but the owner of the room raised the rent every time they had to pay.  Finally, after they both worked hard, they were able to buy a property with monthly payments.  An engineer friend of theirs helped them out with materials for them to build a room.  Every time that friend could visit, he would, and always tried to help out around as much as he could. Candelina, their youngest daughter, started getting really high body temperature and started to have seizures.  They took her to the pediatrician regularly for over 6 months and their engineer friend was always there helping.  But thanks to God Candelina is fine now.

Defenders Red- Martinez Lopez Family

Build Dates: November 25th-26th

Family Information:

Father- Ismael

• Age: 20
• Profession: Field Worker
• Weekly Salary: $80 approx.

Mother- Gertruidies

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

Children-

• Melissa, 3 yrs, Kindergarten
• Yadira, 2 yrs

Property Information:

Colonia- Maneadero
Time with property- 1 yr 8 months
Electricity-
Running Water-
Structure- Trailer

Family Story:

Ismael and Gertruidies met while working the fields together and a year later decided to move in together.  They were first renting a small room but after their first baby was born they decided to get 2 jobs while Gertruidies’s sister took care of the baby for them to be able to buy a property.  They finally earned enough to apply for a loan and when they moved in Gertruidies decided not to work anymore and take care of the house.  Ismael’s cousin lent them a trailer so they could move on the property and that’s where they’re currently living. Ismael works on the field cutting tomatoes from Monday through Friday.  Because they’re paying the loan for the property they don’t have enough money to build a better house. 

Stanwood Foursquare- Espinoza Bentacur

Build Dates: November 21st-23rd

Family Information:

Father- Manuel Alejandro

• Age: 25
• Profession: Construction
• Weekly Salary: $66 approx.

Mother- Erika

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

Children-

• Jorge Issac, 3 yrs
• Angel Octavio, 6 yrs, 1st Grade

Property Information:

Colonia- 89
Time with property- 1 1/2 yrs
Electricity- Yes
Running Water- Yes
Structure- Dirt Floor, Wood

Family Story:

Erika has gone through tough times since she was pregnant with her first child at 14 years of age. After the baby was born she got pregnant again then she and her husband got separated.  The second baby was born and because she couldn’t take care of him her aunt took charge of the baby. Erika met Manuel, who after seeing her situation decided to adopt her kids when they got together.  Manuel works in construction while Erika stays back home taking care of their newborn child. They’ve gone through a lot of things but have persisted through all of it with the hope that something better is yet to come for them.

Stanwood Foursquare- Rodriguez Pimentel

Build Dates: November 21st-23rd

Family Information:

Mother- Blanca

• Age: 21
• Profession: Sells Secondhand Items
• Daily Salary: $11 approx.

 

 

Children-

• Anthony, 8 months
• Iker, 1 yr 8 months
• Celes, 4 yrs, Kindergarten
• Endir,

Property Information:

Colonia- Aguajito
Time with property- 
Electricity-
Running Water-
Structure- Trailer

Family Story:

   Blanca is from Colima and was brought to Ensenada by a woman who promised her and 8 other girls a job at a bar.  When they arrived to Ensenada they found out that the job they were actually getting was in prostitution.  Blanca was 14 years old when this all happened and she tried to go back home but the woman who brought her lied to her telling her she couldn’t leave because she had signed a contract.  So Blanca worked for 2 months saving some money so that she could go back home.  Then a person pretended to help the girls and deceived them into another prostitution job.  After a while Blanca met a man that finally helped her get out of prostitution.  They got together and had 3 kids.  After a while she decided to leave him because he was too aggressive and still working with prostitutes. He still gives her money to support her and the kids, so she used that to buy a property.  Now she’s working at a secondhand store and earns approximately $11.50 a day.  Blanca’s sister died in an accident some time ago and she’s now taking care of her niece.  Her other sister has drug problems so Blanca is also taking care of her nephew. Blanca's mother is also living with them.

Team CrossSound- Ortega Alcaraz Family

Build Dates: November 21st-23rd

Family Information:

Father- Hector

• Age: 49
• Profession:
• Weekly Salary:

Mother- Suni

• Age: 31
• Profession: School
• Weekly Salary: $52 approx.

Children-

• Hector, 2 yrs
• Alan Issac, 1 yr

Property Information:

Colonia- Maneadero
Time with property- 1 1/2 yrs
Electricity- Yes
Running Water- Yes
Structure- Wood  

Family Story:

Suni and Hector have been together for 3 years.  Suni lived in her grandparent’s house and worked at a daycare while Hector lived in the United States for 16 years.  Three years after they met they moved in together in a property that Suni’s aunt had lent them. Then Suni inherited a property from her mom so they moved there and built a small room in which they are currently living at. They have two boys: Hector and Alan. They’ve given all they have to support their children but still they’re income is not enough for them to build a better house than the wooden room they have now.