Martha Ruiz and Jacob Cox recently completed construction on a home they built in Dos Palos through our self-help housing program. Before that, Martha, Jacob and their two children, ages 3 and 5, lived in a poorly insulated apartment that they could barely afford, even though Jacob works full time at a metal fabrication plant. Their apartment was in what they called a “rough neighborhood” where they were concerned about the safety of their children.
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