Chicago Hope Yellow Team- Hernandez Sandoval Family

Build Dates: March 13th, 14th & 15th

Family Information:

Father- Rodrigo

• Age: N/A
• Profession: Packaging
• Weekly Salary: $70

Mother- Domitila

• Age: 48 yrs
• Profession: Homemaker
• Weekly Salary: N/A

 

 

Children-

• Ociel, 4 years, kindergarten
• Nereida, 6 years, 1st grade
• Hector Andres, 9 years, 4th grade
• Veronica, 13 years, 7th grade
• Reyna, 15 years, freshman

Property Information:

Colonia- Lopez Portillo
Time with property- 6 months
Electricity- Yes
Running Water- No
Structure- Wood & Dirt
 

Family Story:

Domitila is from Oaxaca and she came to Ensenada in 2002 with her 7 kids and husband; in 2005 they got divorced and her ex-husband died 4 years ago. After that, she went to live with Rodrigo, father of her youngest kids. Rodrigo took care of her kids and works really hard to sustain the whole family and sometimes it is really hard to pay the school for all of their kids. The 7 of them live in a wooden house with only 2 beds.

Chicago Hope Green Team- Castillo Araujo Family

Build Dates: March 13th, 14th & 15th

Family Information:

Father- Jaime

• Age: 46 yrs
• Profession: Cheese Merchant
• Weekly Salary: $40

Mother- Mary Cruz

• Age: 37 yrs
• Profession: Cheese Merchant
• Weekly Salary: N/A

Children-

• Dulce Gabriela, 13 years, 8th grade
• Leonel, 11 years, 6th garde
• Santiago, 9 years, 4th grade

Property Information:

Colonia- Maneadero
Time with property- 20 years
Electricity- Yes
Running Water- Yes
Structure- Wood & Cement
 

Family Story:

Mary Cruz was a single mom for a long time, but 2 years ago she met Jaime and since then they've been living together. They work on their own, they make and sell cheese, they go out on the streets or sometimes they stay at home. their weekly income is about $40 with which thy pay groceries, utilities and school for all of their kids. Their house is in a pretty bad condition, they live in a wooden house, but during the rainy season the water leaks in. They need a house to be safer and warm during the nights.

Chicago Hope Blue Team- Perez Rodriguez Family

Build Dates: March 13th, 14th & 15th

Family Information:

Father- Enrique

• Age: 58 yrs
• Profession: Sells snacks
• Weekly Salary: $30

Mother- Leticia

• Age: 46 yrs
• Profession: N/A
• Weekly Salary: N/A

Children-

• Irene, 9 years, 3rd grade
• Angela, 11 years, 6th grade
• Jesus, 1 year
• Hector, 12 years, 6th grade

Property Information:

Colonia- Aguajito (17 de Abril)
Time with property- 2 years
Electricity- Yes
Running Water- No
Structure- Wood & Dirt
 

Family Story:

Enrique y Leticia are from Michoacan, it's been 3 years since they came to Ensenada. They work on their own selling snacks, but they are only able to do it during spring and summer. Sometimes Enrique gets asked to help on other jobs, but he only gets tips not an actual paycheck. With $30 a week he has to figure out how to pay school for their kids and also he has to take some money out to be able to pay his land. Getting this house means more safety for their family

Chicago Hope Red Team- Juarez Escobar Family

Build Dates: March 13th, 14th & 15th

Family Information:

Mother-Ericelda

• Age: 39 yrs
• Profession: Packaging
• Weekly Salary: $55

 

Children-

• Jose Carlos, 4 years, kindergarten
• Brad, 5 years, kindergarten
• Adriana, 8 years, 4th grade
• Sergio, 12 years, 6th grade
• Nayely, 15 years, 9th grade
• Estela, 17 years, freshman

Property Information:

Colonia- Nueva España, Maneadero
Time with property- 10 months
Electricity- No
Running Water- No
Structure-Wood & Dirt
 

Family Story:

Ericelda is from Chiapas and she came to Ensenada looking for job opportunities and escaping from her husband who used to beat her up. She bought a piece of land but she wasn't able to build a house because she has to take care of her 6 kids. The house they live in is made out of pieces of wood and tarps. Being a single mom is hard for her, she has to work a lot to be able to provide everything her family needs.

New Life- Hernandez Garcia Family

Build Dates: March 3rd & 4th

Family Information:

Father- Jose Luis

• Age: 27 yrs
• Profession: Laborer
• Weekly Salary: $45 

Mother- Marlei

• Age: 23 yrs
• Profession: N/A
• Weekly Salary: N/A

Children-

• Jose Luis, 8 years, 2nd grade
• Jennifer, 3 years

Property Information:

Colonia- El Paraiso
Time with property- 9 years
Electricity- Yes
Running Water- No
Structure- Wood & Dirt
 

Family Story:

Marlei is from Oaxaca and Jose Luis is from Chiapas, they came to Ensenada searching for a better life and better work opportunities. When they got to Ensenada they bought a piece of land and started building a house out of plywood and tarps. Jose Luis works as a laborer from Monday thru Saturday and Marlei takes car of the kids. During the rainy season, the water leaks in and everything gets wet, and they are concerned about their health and safety.  

New Life- Montellano Morales Family

Build Dates: March 3rd & 4th

Family Information:

Father- Enoc

• Age: 24 yrs
• Profession: Laborer
• Weekly Salary: $45 approx.

Mother- Silvia 

• Age: 38 yrs
• Profession: N/A
• Weekly Salary: N/A

Children-

• Caleb, 1 year old

Property Information:

Colonia- El Paraiso
Time with property- 9 months
Electricity- Yes
Running Water- No
Structure- Wood & Dirt
 

Family Story:

Silvia is from Chiapas and Enoc is from Oaxaca and they met in Ensenada when they decided to leave their homes searching for a better life. Enoc works at a T-shirt factory from 7 am to 5 pm, and some times he stays a little longer. They've been married for 4 years now and this passed september their first child, Caleb, was born. They live in a wooden house with dirt floor and they are concerned that during the rainy season the water might leak in and cause health problems to their family.

YPO Chicago Red- Linares Vargas Family

Build Dates: February 18th-19th

Family Information:

Father- Angel

• Age: 51 yrs
• Profession: Helps in Construction
• Weekly Salary: $100

Mother- Caludia

• Age: 36 yrs
• Profession: Housekeeping
• Weekly Salary: $60

Children-

• Fatima Jaquelin, 5 years, kindergarten 
• Yaraset, 14 years, 8th grade

Property Information:

Colonia- Portal de las Brisas
Time with property- 6 months +
Electricity- No
Running Water- No
Structure- Plywood & Plastic
 

Family Story:

Angel and Claudia are from south Mexico, 5 years ago they came to Tijuana because Angel was working in the States but he was deported. They decided to stay in Ensenada because of the job opportunities. Angel works as a builder assistant and Claudia works at a hotel doing housekeeping. They live in a house made out of plywood and plastic, with no electricity or running water. Apart from their family, there's another family living with them, and besides the circumstances, they've never lost hope on someday getting a better house and a better place where they can raise their kids.

YPO Chicago Light Gray- Hernandez Perez Family

Build Dates: February 18th-19th

Family Information:

Father-David

• Age: 34 yrs
• Profession: Laborer
• Weekly Salary: $50 approx

Mother- Damaris

• Age: 27 yrs
• Profession: Homemaker
• Weekly Salary: N/A

Children-

• Luis, 4 years
• Sol, 10 years, 5th grade
• Damaris, 12 years, 7th grade

Property Information:

Colonia- Miramar
Time with property- 4 years
Electricity- N/A
Running Water- N/A
Structure- Tarps
 

Family Story:

Damaris was born in Veracruz and she came to Ensenada looking for a better job. Her ex-husband abandoned her and left her with 2 kids. After a while she met David and they had a kid together (Luis David), but after giving birth David left and once again Damaris was by herself but with 3 kids now. With her parents, Damaris bought piece of land and that where she lives at the moment. A couple of years later David came back to live with her again, He works as a laborer and Damaris stays at home to take care of the kids. They currently live in a wooden room with tarps as a roof and they are worried about their health during this rainy season

YPO Chicago Light Blue- Roblero Roblero Family

Build Dates: February 18th-19th

Family Information:

Father- Beimar 

• Age: 25 yrs
• Profession: Laborer
• Weekly Salary: $50 approx

Mother- Reyna Luz

• Age: 22 yrs
• Profession: Homemaker
• Weekly Salary: N/A

Children-

• Jader, 3 years

Property Information:

Colonia- Veladero
Time with property- 3 months
Structure- Wood & Dirt

Family Story: 

Reyna and Beimar are from Chiapas. It's been a year and a half since they moved to Baja California; they first arrived at Guadalupe's valley to work in the vineyards. Because of the lost of their 2nd baby, they decided to come to Ensenada looking for better opportunities for their family. Beimar works as a laborer but his income is not enough to provide for his family. They live in a wooden house with holes everwhere, and they are concerned about their health during the rainy season

YPO Chicago Black- Hernandez Ramirez Family

Build Dates: February 18th-19th

Family Information:

Father- Natividad

• Age: 25 yrs
• Profession: Laborer
• Weekly Salary: $50 approx

Mother- Rosa

• Age: 24 yrs
• Profession: N/A
• Weekly Salary: N/A

Children-

• Aly, 10 months
• Alan, 2 yrs

Property Information:

Colonia- Maneadero
Time with property- 3 months
Structure- Wood & Dirt Floor
 

Family Story:

Natividad and Rosa are from Chiapas, they met in school and decided to start a family. After a few days of being married she got a kidney infection, so Natividad was forced to go to Mexico City and work to pay for the treatment that Rosa needed. After a while Rosa got pregnant and had her first kid (Alan), then they decided to move to Baja California looking for better jobs and better opportunities for their family. At the moment they are living in a wooden house with tarps as a roof, they are concerned for their health specially during the rainy season.

True U- Gonzales Albarran Family

BUILD DATES: February 4th-5th

FAMILY INFORMATION:

MOTHER- Emilia

• Age: 72
• Profession: Doesn't work
• Weekly Salary: None

CHILDREN-

• Yutziri, 12 yrs, 4th grade

PROPERTY INFORMATION:

COLONIA- San Carlos
TIME WITH PROPERTY- 2 years +
ELECTRICITY- No
RUNNING WATER- No
STRUCTURE- Wood and dirt
 

FAMILY STORY:

Emilia is 72 years old and lives with her granddaughter Yutziri who is 12 years old. Yutziri's mom gave her up at 5 months old to live with her grandmother. Since then she hasn't been able to get the legal guardian papers, but for the past 12 years she has been totally responsible for Yutziri regardless of her old age and health problems. The government supports them with $65 worth of food stamps every two months and Emilia's daughter (Luz Maria) helps to cover some living expenses. Her house is made out of wood and it's a small room where they cook and sleep, they don't have electricity. The desire of her heart is to be able to have a safe home for both of them to live.

Bovee Blue- Munoz Gaona Family

Build Dates: February 17th & 18th

Family Information:

Father- Felipe

• Age: 33 yrs
• Profession: Driver
• Weekly Salary: $60

Mother- Sara

• Age: 24 yrs
• Profession: N/A
• Weekly Salary: N/A

Children-

• Lucas Esteban, 2 yrs
• Carlos Eliel, 7 yrs, 2nd grade
• Suzeth Yamileth, 10 yrs, 5th grade

Property Information:

Colonia- Lomas del Pedregal
Time with property- Almost a year
Electricity- Yes
Running Water- No
Structure- Wood & Dirt
 

Family Story:

Felipe and Sara live on the outskirts of Ensenada. They've had bad experiences with relationships, Sara used to be abused by her ex-husband. Felipe had a daughter (Suzeth Yamileth) in a previous relationship, she's 10 years old and currently on 5th grade. On her first relationship, Sara had a kid (Carlos Eliel) who now is 7 years old and currently on 2nd grade. Once they got together, they had a son (Lucas Esteban). They all live in a small room, with wooden walls, and dirt floor; in this room they cook and sleep. They are concerned about their health, specially during the rainy season because their room has holes everywhere and the water starts to leak in.

Bovee Red- Lopez Sabino Family

Build Dates: February 17th & 18th

Family Information:

Mother- Agustina

• Age: 25 yrs
• Profession: N/A
• Weekly Salary: Receives some help from her brother

Children-

• Rigoberto, 8yrs, 4th grade
• Arnulfo, 7 yrs, 3rd grade
• Luis Miguel, 6 yrs, preschool
• Selerino, 4 yrs
• Rosalba, 3 yrs

Property Information:

Colonia- Veladero
Time with property- Almost a year
Structure- N/A
 

Family Story:

Family doesn't speak spanish

Bovee Green- Vasquez Morales Family

Build Dates: February 17th & 18th

Family Information: Vasquez Morales

Father- Eulogio

• Age: 42 yrs
• Profession: Laborer
• Weekly Salary: $50 approx

Mother- Marciana

• Age: 35 yrs
• Profession: Laborer
• Weekly Salary: $45 

Children-

• Irene, 4 yrs
• Blanca, 11 yrs, 6th grade
• Raquel, 14 yrs, 9th grade
• Ivan, 15 yrs
• Eulogio, 18 yrs

Property Information:

Colonia- Benito Juarez
Time with property- 4 years +
Electricity- N/A
Running Water- N/A
Structure- Wood
 

Family Story:

Eulogio and Marciana are from Oaxaca, they met in San Quintin and after a while they decided to live together in free union. They have 5 kids and all of them were born in Baja California. Eulogio works as a laborer from Monday thru Saturday and Marciana only works 3 days a week because she has to take care of the kids. They haven't been able to build a bigger house because the don't have enough resources, so at the moment they live in a wooden room with cardboard and plastic as a roof

Bovee Red- Morales Vivar Family

Build Dates: February 12th & 13th

Family Information:

Father- Juan

• Age: 35
• Profession: Laborer 
• Weekly Salary: $45 

Mother- Carmen

• Age: 30
• Profession: Homemaker
• Weekly Salary: N/A

Children-

• Jose Luis, 16 yrs, 9th grade
• Carlos, 7 yrs, 2nd grade
• Jose Antonio, 3 yrs
• Note: They recently had another baby

Property Information:

Colonia- Benito Juarez
Time with property- 15 years +
Electricity- Yes
Running Water- Yes
Structure- Wood, concrete floor
 

Family Story: 

Carmen is from Guerrero but she has been living in Ensenada since she was 9 years old, When she was 11 years old she dropped out of school and started working in the fields to help her parents with living expenses. When she was 22 she met Juan and they decided to get together. Juan works as a laborer from Monday thru Saturday, but sometimes he also works on Sundays and only earns $45 a week. They live in a wooden house split in half, one side is where they live and the kitchen is on the other room.

Bovee Green- Tellez Mendoza Family

Build Dates: February 12th & 13th

Family Information:

Father- Agustino

• Age: 23yrs
• Profession: Field Worker
• Weekly Salary: $60 approx. 

Mother- Ofelia

• Age: 24 yrs
• Profession: Stay at home mom
• Weekly Salary: No

Children-

• Cristina, 2 yrs
• Agustino, 4 yrs

Property Information:

Colonia- Los Girasoles
Time with property- 3 years + 
Structure- 
 

Family Story:

Ofelia is from Oaxaca and Agustino from Guerrero. They met in Sinaloa working on the fields, but they only stayed there for 15 days and after that they came to Ensenada looking for a better job. Ofelia got pregnant so they had to rent a small room for about a year. After saving some money, they bought their own land and built a house out of wood. They live in pretty bad conditions and they haven't been able to build something better for themselves because Agustino's salary is to small and now they have 2 kids. 

Bovee - Cruz Morales Family

Build Dates: February 14th

Family Information:

Mother- Margarita

• Age: 20 yrs
• Profession: Field Worker
• Weekly Salary: $45

Children-

• Carlos, almost 2yrs
• Jose, 6 yrs, 1st grade

Property Information:

Colonia- Maneadero
Time with property- 4 years
Structure- Wooden room & dirt floor

Family Story:

Margarita is a single mom, she was 14 when she had her first son, Jose Manuel. Because her husband used to beat her, she had to escape from home searching for better opportunities for her and her children. Regardless of the circumstances, Margarita has worked so hard to provide for her family; she works in the fields form 6 am to 3 pm and she gets paid very little. With Margarita, in a small wooden room, lives a family of 5, Francisca with her 3 daughters and Saviliano, Francisca's husband, and they help her to cover some living expenses.

Bovee- Galindo Galindo Family

Build Dates: February 19th

Family Information:

Father- Jose

• Age: 19 yrs
• Profession: Field Worker
• Weekly Salary: $60

Mother- Mireya

• Age: 20 yrs
• Profession: Stay at home mom
• Weekly Salary: No

Children-

• Axel, 7 months old

Property Information:

Colonia- Las Flores
Time with property- 3 months
Running Water- unknown
Structure- Wood walls and dirt floor
 

Family Story:

Jose is from Oaxaca, Mexico and Mireya from Mexico City. They both came to Ensenada for many reasons but they met here and decided to start a family, since then they've faced a lot of problems. Jose works in the fields to be able to sustain his wife and son, his situation is complicated because he doesn't have a birth certificate so for that reason he can't find a job at some places. Mireya is a stay at home mom and only dedicates her time to taking care of Axel. They live in two small wooden rooms and they have a tarp as a roof. They are concerned about Axel's health due to the rainy season .

YPO Gold AZ (Blue)- Santos Arias Family

Build Dates: January 28th & 29th

Family Information:

Father- Marcelo

• Age: 41
• Profession: Laborer
• Weekly Salary: $75 approx.

Mother- Maria del Socorro

• Age: 31
• Profession: Homemaker
• Weekly Salary: N/A

Children-

• Ivan Marcelo, 1 yr
• Jesus Emanuel, 8 yrs, 3rd Grade
• Yoselin Vanessa, 10 yrs, 5th Grade

Property Information:

Colonia- Bella Vista
Time with property- 8+ months
Electricity- No
Running Water- No
Structure- Tarps and Dirt Floor
 

Family Story:

Marcelo and Maria, along with their 3 children, are a family that have been in many different living situations; from renting to living in homes lent to them, and now the small one room house they live in made from tarps. They currently cook, sleep, and live in the same room. Their floor is dirt. It is very difficult for them having to deal with the different weather situations we've been going through here with all the storms. Three years ago they got the land they currently live on, they moved to it about 8 months ago and continue to pay it off. Marcelo works doing labor jobs and earns about $75 a week when he is employed. Maria does not work. Their salary is insufficient to be able to build a safe and secure home. As a family their desire is to be able to have a home where they can live safe.

YPO Gold AZ (GREEN)- Gonzalez Ramirez Family

Build Dates: January 28th & 29th

Family Information:

Mother- Soledad

• Age: 31
• Profession: Factory Worker
• Weekly Salary: $53 approx.

Children-

• Sahi, 17 yrs (son with down syndrome)
• Marina, 15, 10th Grade
• Alan, 12 yrs, 7th Grade

Property Information:

Colonia- San Marcos
Time with property- 10+ months
Electricity-Yes
Running Water- No
Structure- Trailer
 

Family Story:

Soledad is a single mother. She separated from her husband over a year ago because there were some problems going on between them. She still receives some money weekly from him for the 3 children they had together. The oldest one, Sahi, has down syndrome and has been receiving special education.  Sahi just finished elementary school and wants to go into middle school next year. Then there’s Marina and she’s in 10th grade.  And then Alan who’s in 7th grade. They all go to Circulo Andante (which is one of YWAM Ensenada’s childrens ministries). When she decided to leave her husband she started paying for the property where currently live in a trailer she bought for them. Being a single, working mother of 3 children, she is not able to build or buy a proper house for her family.