Refugee family, seven children, selected for new Habitat homes in Nanaimo
NANAIMO — Two local families, one living in unfit conditions for children, the other survivors of hardship in the Middle East, will soon realize the dream of home ownership.
Habitat for Humanity mid-Vancouver Island selected two families to move in to their latest homes in their Extension Rd. development. Executive director Rob Hallam said Audrey Findlay and her three children are currently living in “deplorable” conditions.
“A situation where there’s mold, lousy insulation…drug dealing happening on the street. So really unsafe for children to be living in that type of environment,” Hallam said.
Feras Saedam and Ruba Alshoura and their four children are the first refugee family the local Habitat chapter has been involved with, according to Hallam.