Help build a home with Build A Miracle

Build A Miracle was started in 1999 to build homes for impoverished families in Tijuana Mexico.  Our families typically go from living in a one room dwelling with a dirt floor to a dignified 500 square foot, 3 bedroom home, complete with insulation, stucco and drywall that is built to last for generations.  Their new home has indoor plumbing, a real bathroom and a kitchen!  The parents and children can now sleep in separate rooms and they are able to take a warm shower often for the first time in their lives.  Families are not simply given homes, but earn them through community service hours, participating in community center classes and keeping their kids in school. 

A fully furnished home currently costs around $18,500.  The home building process consists of three separate build days where volunteers help with mixing cement, hammering and painting.  Our skilled building team does the remainder of the work to complete the home.  The third volunteer build day is very special because we surprise the family with furniture and get to hand them the keys to their new home!  There is nothing quite like the look on their faces when they walk in and see their brand new home filled with furniture, their new friends, and everything they need to start this new chapter in their lives.  It's so wonderful to see people from both sides of the border working together to build miracles!

For more information on Build A Miracle, checkout their website at www.buildamiracle.net