Maria del Carmen García Perez

26 years old / Housemaid

She used to live with her mother but she moved to live with her children, she is a single mom of a boy and a girl. She works doing house chores at other people’s houses, usually 4 days a week. Maria remembers feeling happy when they gave her the news about the house.

Nelson Isaac Lopez Garcia

9 years old / 1st grader / Maria’s son

He loves to play soccer and basketball.

Mayely Naomy Lopez Garcia

3 years old / Maria’s daughter

Nayeli likes to play with her dolls when she is at home.


She suffers because their house usually gets flooded and also they have a lot of leaks through the roof. Because of the low income she has, she can’t afford to buy materials but now he won’t have to worry about it anymore.