Meet Phuong – Leahy’s Lane

Owning a home gives me a sense of stability and comfort. I now have a quiet place to come home to,” says Phuong.

Phuong was living in a rented basement apartment that got very humid and didn’t provide the decent living conditions that Phuong expected.

I had an unstable and uncomfortable living situation while still paying a high rent price,” says Phuong. “It was difficult to look for a different apartment to rent when rent prices were increasing to ridiculously high prices and there was a lot of competition with lots of other people also looking for affordable apartments to rent. Sometimes it was even a bidding war to get an apartment to rent.

Phuong learned about Habitat for Humanity Peterborough & Kawartha Region and its mission to provide safe, decent, and affordable housing through a coworker who was volunteering in a hospital for his 500 volunteer homeowner hours. Phuong always wanted to own a home, so she sent in an application.

She is very thankful to have been selected as one of the 41 new homeowners for Habitat for Humanity Peterborough & Kawartha Region’s innovative new affordable condominium development on Leahy’s Lane in Peterborough. Phuong moved into her new place on Leahy’s Lane in April.

Becoming a homeowner through Habitat for Humanity gives me a chance to own a home. Despite earning a decent wage and having savings, I do not think I would’ve been able to own a home without Habitat,” says Phuong.

“Without Habitat for Humanity, I would’ve ended up renting for most of my life and would not be able to have a home to call my own.”

Prior to moving in, we asked Phuong what the first thing she would do once moving into her new home, and she said:

I don’t know as I have never had a place to call my own.

In her free time, Phuong likes to work and volunteer. She is currently working two part-time jobs at two different hospitals. She also likes spending some time volunteering in the community with operation CATNIP, as she likes helping animals.

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