Part 2: The Next Generation Builds Upon a Solid Foundation | Yasquina Benjamin Sangles

Last month, we told you about how Jacobo Benjamin, an immigrant in a difficult situation, laid a foundation for his family’s success. Because of Jacobo’s diligent savings over the years, his daughter Yasquina became the first person from Batey Margarita to attend university. Since then, her two brothers and eight other young people from the community have followed her example. After earning her medical degree, she returned to her hometown.

Keystone Custom Homes – North Carolina Division Launches Their First Homes for HOPE Project

Keystone Custom Homes' newly acquired division in North Carolina (formerly Evans Coghill Homes) launched their first Homes for HOPE project on a beautiful spring day in Charlotte, North Carolina. Trade partners, suppliers, and service providers gathered in a gorgeous model home with the subtle sound of saws and hammers in the background as homes are going up quickly in the popular, developing community. After a time of connecting around a meal, division president Alan Banks along with HOPE International’s founder, Jeff Rutt and others shared the vision of leveraging the impact of the building industry to invest in the dreams of underserved families around the world.

Partner Spotlight: Keystone Custom Homes 2023 Trade Partner Celebration

Earlier this month Keystone Custom Homes held a trade appreciation event to celebrate the resilience, perseverance, excellence, and generosity of their trade partners and suppliers over the past five years. Homes for HOPE had the privilege of attending as well and thanking those in attendance for their sacrificial support of our mission. Utilizing Keystone’s unique Virtual Homes for HOPE Project model, they have generated donations that keep increasing year over year enabling us to serve an ever-growing number of talented entrepreneurs who are living in poverty around the world! 

Part 1: Immigrant Father Sets the Foundation

When Esperanza International, HOPE’s microfinance partner in the Dominican Republic, first arrived to Batey Margarita in 2006, Jacobo Benjamin was the first of his neighbors to take out a loan. Previously, Jacobo had worked in the nearby sugarcane fields, cutting and processing the crop. But when the processing company announced it was closing, Jacobo knew he would need to find a new a new source of income.

Rausch Coleman Homes: A Celebration Three Years in the Making

Walmart might have put Northwest Arkansas on the map, but the bike trails, cost of living, and southern hospitality have people moving to the Natural State in droves. Last week, Homes for HOPE had the opportunity to see what all the hype was about while celebrating the completion of Rausch Coleman Homes’ very first Homes for HOPE project.

Remembering Ron Froehlich

It with a heavy heart that the Homes for HOPE team shares of the passing of builder partner and friend, Ron Froehlich of Froehlich Signature Homes in Bakersfield, CA.

Inspiring Podcasts from Homes for HOPE’s Friends

We at Homes for HOPE love the creativity of our building industry partners. They long to maximize the impact of their charitable efforts and give everyone involved in their processes the opportunity to participate. Here are some alternative Homes for HOPE partnerships that we’re celebrating as 2022 comes to a close:

Providence Homes Celebrates 20 Years of Partnership with Homes for HOPE

We at Homes for HOPE love the creativity of our building industry partners. They long to maximize the impact of their charitable efforts and give everyone involved in their processes the opportunity to participate. Here are some alternative Homes for HOPE partnerships that we’re celebrating as 2022 comes to a close:

Nothing is Impossible with God

For years, a group of young people has built a reputation for being behind violent attacks in Brazzaville, the Republic of Congo’s capital. “These young people sow terror in the city,” says Ghislaine Matondo, who lives in the city with her husband, mother, and sister. Yet little has been done to address the danger, she explains: "Juvenile delinquency in our neighborhoods is a sensitive matter [to which] even politicians do not dare give concrete answers.”