922 6th Street S, La Crosse

Andrea has always wanted a home for her and her two sons, Braxton and Jamison.

Andrea and her kids used to live in a very small apartment with a yard that her kids couldn't play in. The home was unsafe for small children, with exposed wiring, leaking windows, and strange smells. Andrea paid over 30% of her gross monthly income on her rent, stating, “I pay a very high price for something that isn’t going to be mine in the future.”

Andrea had always dreamed of having a place she could call her own. Andrea shares, “When I think about a home; I think about love, family, laughter, growth and having a place where you feel safe. I wanted them to have a place where they could grow up in for many years and be able to know that the house we lived in was our home because we shared all our memories, laughs, tears, and everything in between in that home together as a family. Our home is wherever we are together but having our own house would bring us so much happiness.”

The family completed 350 sweat equity hours working alongside Habitat staff and volunteers to remodel her home. The home was completed in June 2023, where she purchased the home from Habitat for the full appraised value utilizing a 0% interest loan. Andrea pays full property taxes and homeowner’s insurance on the home.