Leticia and Maynor Aldana in their new kitchen. “I’ve never had such nice appliances,” she said. “Sometimes I’m afraid to turn them on.” For seven years, Leticia and Maynor Aldana and their two ...

For seven years, Leticia and Maynor Aldana and their two children lived in a rundown, $1,200 per month apartment in Northfield, Minn. Raw sewage from the apartment above dripped into their kitchen.

For seven years, Leticia and Maynor Aldana and their two children lived in a rundown apartment in Northfield, Minn. Raw sewage from the apartment above dripped into their kitchen. The basement had ...

For seven years, Leticia and Maynor Aldana and their two children lived in a rundown apartment in Northfield, Minnesota. Raw sewage from the apartment above dripped into their kitchen. The basement ...

For seven years, Leticia and Maynor Aldana and their two children lived in a rundown apartment in Northfield, Minnesota. Raw sewage from the apartment above dripped into their kitchen. The basement ...

For seven years, Leticia Aldana, Maynor Aldana and their two children lived in a rundown apartment in Northfield, Minnesota. Raw sewage from the apartment above dripped into their kitchen. The ...

In other words, it was perfect. Habitat bought the 1,200- square-foot house last spring and gave Team Starfish a $50,000 budget to restore it. “We came in under,” Thacker said proudly. Volunteers ...

“We know we can’t help every family who needs better housing, but we can help one at a time,” said Bob Thacker, a retired marketing executive who worked alongside the Aldanas and dozens of volunteers ...

In other words, it was perfect. Habitat bought the 1,200 square-foot house last Spring and gave Team Starfish a $50,000 budget to restore it. “We came in under,” Bob said proudly. Volunteers worked on ...