Tzedek Build
Habitat Tucson is proud to partner with the Jewish Community and many faith-based groups to build a Tzedek Build home.
The build, appropriately named Tzedek or ‘Abode of Justice’ in Hebrew, raised its walls on February 22, 2009. Habitat, the Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) and the Taye family dedicated the home on October 7, 2009 at the JCRC’s annual meeting.
Click here to read more about the build and its goals in the Arizona Jewish Post.
Habitat Tucson is proud to partner with the Jewish Community and local faith-based groups to build its first Tzedek Build home. The build, appropriately named Tzedek, or ‘Abode of Justice’ in Hebrew, began construction with a wallraising on Sunday, February 22, 2009.
The house will become a home in the fall to Liberian refugees Tommy Taye and his wife and daughter.
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After months of hard work the Taye Family home is finally ready! Habitat Tucson celebrated the home's completion on October 7, 2009 with the Taye Family, the JCRC, and many of the volunteers and sponsors who contributed to making this home possible. 12 Photos
Did you know?
- The homeownership rate in Tucson is 54%
- 35,000 households in Pima County are considered substandard
- It’s estimated that 25% of Pima County population is living in poverty
- 72% of all “old” housing in Pima County (i.e. housing 50 years+) is occupied by low-income families
The house will become a home to Tommy Taye and his wife, Benetta and daughter, Secret. They are refugees from Liberia who were sponsored to come to Tucson by Jewish Family & Children’s Service.
Tommy and Benetta work as caregivers and have been involved as volunteers to help other refugee families coming to Tucson.
“I still can’t believe we were approved,” said Tommy. “This is our dream come true.”
Click here to listen to Tommy speak with his friend and fellow future Habitat homeowner about their experiences in Liberia.
Audio provided courtesy of StoryCorps, the nonprofit oral history project. These interviews were recorded by StoryCorps during the Mobile Tour visit to Tucson, AZ. For more information visit www.storycorps.net.
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