New homeowner Hayley Cottrell and children Phoebe and Alba received keys to their place from Jason Diduck, executive director of Habitat Camrose, chair Lee Foreman and board member Alton Puddicombe.

A local family has a new home with the support of Habitat for Humanity.

Camrose community partners, along with numerous dedicated volunteers, has allowed the dream of home ownership to become reality for a family for Hayley Cottrell and her two children.

“Through Habitat Camrose’s affordable homeownership program, this family now has the sense of accomplishment, pride, stability and home security. Thank you for all the community support as we welcome this family home. Habitat for Humanity Camrose is so incredibly proud of Hayley for her hard work and dedication towards home ownership,” said Jason Diduck, executive director, Habitat for Humanity Camrose.

“My sincere congratulations to the new homeowners and wish you health and happiness in your new residence. Camrose is a fantastic place to raise a family and forge a life,” added Camrose MLA Jackie Lovely in a note.

“I am no stranger to hard work and pride myself on the way I treat those how I would like to be treated. I have suffered from discrimination for several different reasons over the years. I feel like this is a strength as I turned that negativity into a learning experience instead of letting it bring me down. With all this adversity I am still here and striving to do my best for my children, our lovely little community of Camrose and myself. Having a home that we could call our own would mean everything to me. It would mean I could breathe,” shared Hayley.

Habitat Camrose is a pioneering force in bringing the community together to foster strength, stability and independence through an initiative of affordable home ownership. A proud and independent affiliate of Habitat Canada, they have successfully built 46 homes in the City of Camrose, resulting in over 50 families accomplishing their dreams of owning a home.

Habitat for Humanity Camrose also operates a home retail store–the ReStore–selling new, donated, and used appliances, furniture, kitchens, building materials and home supplies. Habitat for Humanity ReStores play an integral part in Habitat’s mission by providing financial support for our work.