“Getting accepted was SUPER exciting and it made me realize that I am capable of achieving whatever it is that I put my mind to.”

Ailed Alvarez is a super mom to three young boys and is working towards her dream of homeownership for her family through the Habitat program. She is a School Office Clerk for Pinellas County Schools and has worked there since 2018. Her three sons are Jonathan (age 11) who loves sports and food, Januel (age 5) who like math and books, and Julian (age 4) who likes dinosaurs and animals. As a family, they love to be outdoors and going to the beach and the park. Ailed says “We love to watch movies and cuddle and eat popcorn.”

For the last four years, Ailed has lived in a rental home. “In the beginning it was great,” Ailed says. “But over the past few years, my landlord has become very negligent in regards to home maintenance.” With her busy life, she is not always able to stop and fix the things on her own. “My landlord is more interested in selling the house than keeping a happy tenant.”