Habitat for Humanity - Sault Ste. Marie

Tracy Poliquin & Family Tracy Poliquin, her mother, Carol-Anne Grisdale, and her daughter, Riddley Proulx were chosen as Habitat for Humanity Sault Ste. Marie & Area’s 12th Habitat Homeowners. “I’m proud, I’m honoured and I’m also scared too, because this is a big change happening,” said Poliquin. The family of three currently lives in a…

The Moore Family Danielle notes, “The first thing we will do is hang a sign that say, ‘Beindigain’ which means ‘come in’ in Ojibwe.” As a single mother, Danielle looked forward to a safe and decent place to call home. “Home means a place to love, and be loved. Home is refuge, home is a…

The Gardner Family Casey Gardner never had a place to really call home growing up. She remembers living at more than 20 residences and going to 13 elementary schools. Gardner lived in Sault Ste. Marie, Desbarats, Echo Bay, London and in Saskatchewan. She vowed her children wouldn’t also keep getting uprooted. Jett, 5, the daughter…

The Wilkinson Family “Decorating and putting up our very first real tree in our brand new home and knowing it was the first of many was the greatest gift we could have asked for. Thank you Habitat for Humanity!” said Jocelyn Wilkinson. Jocelyn and her son, Corbyn, found stability as the owners of the 9th…

The Larouche Family “We are the Larouche family. We are Habitat Family #8. We started our journey in the fall of 2014 and closed our journey to becoming official homeowners in 2019. Our process was long and we had many bumps in the road, but the end of our new beginning was worth it all.…

The Marttinen Family Sophia and her daughter Emma said goodbye to uneven floors and uncomfortable room temperatures when they became our 4th Habitat Homeowners in 2011. “I feel proud that I put the work and I am going to pay for this – that this is my home and it wasn’t given to me. I…

The Smith (Vezina) Family Auralee Smith (previously Vezina) became Habitat’s second homeowner in 2006. “We are very excited about starting a new life in our new home,” Vezina said. “It wouldn’t have happened without the community helping out.” Vezina’s children were just as excited as she was about the new home. Her son had already…

The Zielinski Family Stephan, Katrina and their daughters Brianne, Brittney and Brook finally found their home when they became our 1st ever Habitat Homeowner in 2004! “I honestly don’t know where our family would be today without Habitat and our home. Our family has thrived over the years and we are so grateful to so…