For Jennifer and her family, the significance of having a stable and permanent home is rooted in her family history. The daughter of parents whose families were migrant farm workers, Jennifer witnessed firsthand the struggle it took for her parents to become homeowners. As a child, she also experienced the devastation of losing that home due to her father’s illness. Understandably, permanent roots are important to Jennifer and her two children, who are native Fort Collins residents.

When they found out they had been chosen to be Habitat homeowners, her son's reaction was, “when do we start!” Such heartfelt enthusiasm will surely be contagious and motivational to all of the volunteers and sponsor’s involved in building their home. Jennifer has worked long and hard toward this goal and finds it hard to believe that it is actually happening. When asked about a future that includes a Habitat home, Jennifer replied, “My hopes for my family include us starting a new life in this new home, a place in which my children will have a stable home environment they can call their own; a place they will be proud of. My hopes are to build this dream together with my son. Hopefully this will reinforce our bond as mother and son. This will be the beginning of a great journey that we will share as a family that will forever impact and benefit our family.” 

First United Methodist Church built a Habitat for Humanity house for Jennifer's family. They dubbed the build as "Hands of Hope."