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When San Antonio native Lorena Magdaleno applied for a Habitat for Humanity house, she wrote, "This would be a dream come true for my four daughters and myself...show[ing] them how a single mother could make it with the help of good people."

Lorena Magdaleno and her four daughters (front row) meet with representatives of Texas Bankers Association, Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas and the ABA Housing Partners Foundation Board.

The 2011 home is located in Coleman Ridge, a new development is composed entirely of Habitat homes and include a newly constructed elementary school. 

This new Habitat development will benefit 185 very low-income families in San Antonio who without the Habitat for Humanity program would have no ability to purchase an affordable home in San Antonio.

On September 24, 2011, the Texas Bankers Association broke ground on our Habitat Home.

On October 22, 2011, more than 70 bankers joined ABA President and CEO Frank Keating, ABA Housing Partners Foundation Chairman Cathy Keating, ABA Chairman Kel Kelly, Tom Jones of Habitat for Humanity International, former HUD Secretary Henry Cisneros and San Antonio Mayor Julián Castro to build a home for Lorena Magdaleno and her four daughters. Watch a video of the build!

On November 19, 2011, Lorena and her family moved in! Click here for the full photo album. Thanks again to all of our volunteers and donors!

The ABA Housing Partners Foundation is a 501 (c)(3) organization, and all contributions to the Foundation are tax deductable in their entirety.

Questions? Contact Maria Caron.