SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — After nearly a decade of living on the streets, the Mercado family now has something they haven’t had in years, a fully-furnished home of their own.
Thanks to the efforts of local nonprofits, community volunteers, and unwavering determination, the family of four is finally starting a new chapter in National City. And it all came together in what Humble Design, a nonprofit organization, calls a “Day of Joy.”
For more than eight years, Socorro and Harry Mercado struggled with homelessness and drug addiction, all while trying to raise two children…