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September 13, 2023 Faces of Habitat
Meet Shereda: Future Homeowner
Meet Shereda: Future Homeowner. While she has plenty of reasons to get excited about her family’s future home at Esperanza Place, Shereda had a clear and simple motivation to apply for homeownership through Habitat for Humanity.
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