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Habitat is pleased to welcome single mother Michele Davies as the potential new owner of a home in the duplex in Silt that is currently under construction. Michele is the mother of 13-year-old Ayden.

Michele is no stranger to small town life. She grew up in Watkins, Colorado, which she describes as a truck stop, and then moved with her family to Carbondale where she began tenth grade. She feels fortunate to have friends today that she met as the “new girl” at Roaring Fork High School.
Moving to San Diego after graduating from high school in 2002, Michele worked in entry level positions. In 2011, wanting to provide more for her son, she returned to the valley and her support system of family and friends. She found a career for the first time in the Motor Vehicle Division of the Garfield County Clerk and Recorder’s Office. This essential position in our community provides Michele and her son with enough income to get by, but, without Habitat’s assistance, not enough to achieve the goal of homeownership.

While Michele has struggled financially, Ayden has had his own struggles. For years, he had difficulty in school. His teachers described him as not paying attention or unable to focus on a task. Finally, Children’s Hospital diagnosed Ayden’s hearing loss, and, outfitted with hearing aids, he began excelling in school. Currently Ayden is enrolled in Glenwood Middle School’s Pre-Collegiate Program. The mission of this program is to provide academic and financial support to middle and high school students who would be the first generation in their families to graduate from college.

Parents can relate to Michele when she says, “I just want the best for my son.” She believes Ayden’s attending college, a dream she once had for herself, will enable him to pursue work that he loves and achieve financial security.

Among her blessings today, Michele counts Ayden’s success in school, the health insurance provided by her Garfield County work, and the new home of their own provided through Habitat for Humanity. Michele further explains, “Habitat is building simple affordable homes, but this is our dream home. We feel like our prayers have been answered.” This family is on an exciting journey filled with new opportunity!

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  • Address:
  • 1440 Ballard Ave
  • Silt, CO 81652
  • USA
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In Support of Habitat for Humanity of the Roaring Fork Valley
Habitat for Humanity of the Roaring Fork Valley partners with local families who otherwise would not be able to afford a home of their own, through conventional means. We build homes in partnership with local families in need of a hand-up, not a hand-out.  The wide gap between our high resort area cost of living (especially for housing) and the actual rural community wages makes it difficult to retain teachers, and essential personnel within our area- all who hold jobs that are key to the well being of our children and community, but cannot afford to live close to where they work. 

Our local Habitat has been building homes with lower income families for almost 20 years,  but we have become increasingly aware of the acute need for housing for the middle income workers who provide vital services to our community.  This is what brought about an extraordinary collaboration with the Roaring Fork School District, Pitkin County, and the Town of Basalt to build the Basalt Vista Housing Partnership- located behind Basalt High School- which provided 27 affordable homes.   Our current development is Wapiti Commons located in South Rifle.  We have started construction on 20 affordable homes consisting of  ten 3-bedroom townhomes and two  3-bedroom condos for families, and eight 1-bedroom condos for older adults or small families.  Our next development will be homes in Glenwood Springs so please watch for details on our website.

Habitat for Humanity is a movement of people who build more than houses. By bringing homeowners together with volunteers, donors, community leaders, foundations, and other supporters we are building stable families, safe neighborhoods, and caring communities.