When Susana Figueroa goes to bed at night, she curls up in the corner of the mattress and rests her head on her clasped hands.
There isn’t room for much else.
Three of her daughters, Dalia, Yanise and Kamyla, aged 11, 9 and 5, share the bed with her.
Figueroa, 39, and her five children share a two-bedroom apartment in Greeley. They are grateful for it. Rents are high. This is their fourth move in the past few years. But it’s cramped. David, the only boy in the house, is 17 and sleeps on the couch. Natalie, 18, is the only one lucky enough to have her own room.
And yet, that should change in a few weeks. Figueroa’s new home, built by Habitat for Humanity (with her significant help), should be ready by the end of July. The home means security, of course, because they shouldn’t have to move any longer. It will also mean pride and ownership. But most of all, it means space.
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