Hameed Yusuf left his wife and five young children in
Nigeria and moved to the U.S. in 2003. He wanted more opportunities and the
hope of a better life. A friend had told him about a friendly town in the
Midwest called Lawrence. Hameed’s settled in Lawrence with hope and
determination. A year later, his family joined him in Kansas.
Today, Hameed works as a machine operator at Berry
Plastics. His wife, Asikat Hameed, performs general duty tasks at Kinedyne
Corp. All five of their children are currently full-time students. Their oldest
son, Kazeem, is studying at Ottawa University. Rasheedat, their daughter, is
working toward her nursing degree at Neosho County Community College. Their
twins, Taiwo and Kehinde, are taking classes at KU and Johnson County Community
College. Their youngest daughter, Mutiyat, is getting ready to graduate from
Lawrence High.
Yusuf and his family say they are very grateful to be
chosen to partner with Lawrence Habitat for Humanity. They’ve been waiting
patiently to build their home for the past three years. Yusuf, a man of faith,
says he is extremely thankful for the opportunity to own a home and for all the
supporters of the organization.
The Yusuf house will be located at 1933 Maple Lane.
The nail drive ceremony will be May 26, 2012, at 9 a.m.
We're looking for volunteers to help on May 26 for our first build day!
Since the inception of Lawrence Habitat for Humanity in 1989, Lawrence
Habitat for Humanity has worked along side and placed seventy-two
families with 173 children, with the help of thousands of volunteers
from the community and across the country.
One hundred percent of a
restricted contribution goes to the construction of a
home. Ninety-one percent of an unrestricted contribution goes
to the construction of a home with nine percent supporting
your local Habitat Affiliate.
Lawrence Habitat ReStore
sells reusable and surplus building materials to the public, using the
proceeds to fund local Habitat house construction. Help save your
money, neighborhood, community and the earth shop and donate to the
ReStore.
Thank you for visiting the
official Lawrence Habitat for Humanity Web site.