Homeownership is an essential tool enabling a strong and stable future for your family. Sadly, far too many women are unjustly being denied access.

From the gender pay gap and its impact on credit profiles to uneven childcare responsibilities that consume time and financial resources, to higher rates of mortgage denials despite superior payment performance, the barriers keeping women from homeownership are real.

This year, I'm doing something about it. I'm grabbing my hammer, strapping on my tool belt, and joining in Habitat Chicago's Women Build alongside 300 other powerhouse women to knock these barriers down. As a single, working mom from the time my son was 4 months old, I've been blessed to have the support and resources to provide a home in a neighborhood with fantastic friends who have been our family. I know I am blessed and I am compelled to pay it forward.

You can make a difference. Help me reach my goal so we can change the lives of these women forever and prove that there's nothing a woman can't do when she sets her mind to it. I appreciate any support you can give - big, small, or somewhere in between.

Together, we can provide that amazing gift to another family. This effort will not only completely fund the building of a home for a woman-led family but also, celebrate all of the women purchasing affordable homes with Habitat for Humanity Chicago.


Thanks & Smooches!
Sue