LA Catholics help build and bless 8 new Habitat for Humanity homes
Jan Caffey never expected to own a home, let alone one with three bedrooms, a garden, and a front door where her children could hang a Christmas wreath. For years, the single mother of three juggled multiple jobs at a time just to afford a one-bedroom apartment for her family.
“Owning a home has been our American dream,” Caffey said. “I remember when my kids would act up, I’d say, ‘Not in my house.’ And they’d respond, ‘But Mama, this isn’t a house — it’s an apartment.’ ”
On July 12, that changed. Caffey stood with her son, Lawrence, on Holmes Avenue in South Los Angeles, clutching the keys to her family’s new home — one of eight newly completed residences built by Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles and blessed that morning by Los Angeles Auxiliary Bishop Matthew Elshoff.