Language
Trinity Habitat for Humanity’s 1,000th build gives single mother ‘an actual home’

News

HomeHome / News / Trinity Habitat for Humanity’s 1,000th build gives single mother ‘an actual home’
search
RECENT NEWS

Oct 16, 2023

Here's what to expect at new 351

Oct 18, 2023

‘The Real Housewives of New York City’ Is the Jessel Taank Show

Oct 06, 2023

Machine Gun Kelly Confronts Fan Who Crashed Stage at Forbes Event

Oct 04, 2023

Simcoe panel important to NOTL's history

Oct 22, 2023

Bama Fan Struggles To Undo Woman's Bra In One Of The Most Pathetic Heterosexual Moments In SEC History

SEND YOUR INQUIRY
SUBMIT

Nov 25, 2023

Trinity Habitat for Humanity’s 1,000th build gives single mother ‘an actual home’

Melanie Angel, 26, and her three children — 5, 3 and 1 — live in Azle, northwest of Fort Worth. Get to know your community better with our free newsletters. Sign up today so you don't miss a thing!

Melanie Angel, 26, and her three children — 5, 3 and 1 — live in Azle, northwest of Fort Worth.

Get to know your community better with our free newsletters. Sign up today so you don't miss a thing!

But they won’t be so far from work and school for much longer. Angel’s family received Trinity Habitat for Humanity’s 1,000th home, a milestone only 13 other Habitat for Humanity affiliates have achieved.

Angel broke ground on her East Davis Avenue home on Oct. 13. With teary eyes, she thanked the organization and volunteers for her blessing.

“I’m really, like, I’m at a loss for words for how grateful I am,” Angel said. “I was praying about how it was a great opportunity and a great stepping stone for my family and for my children. My biggest thing in my life is to give my kids a good life, and this is a start.”

Currently, the single mother of three attends Tarrant County College and is studying to become an English as a second language teacher. She works two jobs: as a restaurant server and as a relationship banker.

Angel said this will be a home in her family for generations to come. Outside of the convenience of not having to drive for hours daily, she sees the home as something she can leave her children when she’s gone.

“We don’t have to bounce around anymore. We don’t have to wonder where the next home is going to be,” Angel said. “This is going to be our forever home.”

Cristian ArguetaSoto is the community engagement journalist at the Fort Worth Report. Contact him by email or via Twitter. At the Fort Worth Report, news decisions are made independently of our board members and financial supporters. Read more about our editorial independence policy here.

As a nonprofit, we rely on your support to cover communities across Tarrant County.

Republish This Story

Noncommercial entities may republish our articles for free by following our guidelines. For commercial licensing, please email [email protected].

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

by Cristian ArguetaSoto, Fort Worth Report October 16, 2023

Cristian is a May 2021 graduate of Texas Christian University. At TCU, ArguetaSoto served as staff photographer at TCU360 and later as its visual editor, overseeing other photojournalists. A Fort Worth... More by Cristian ArguetaSoto

commercialFor noncommercial digital publications:For noncommercial print publications: