- Lindsey Jenn
- February 28, 2026
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- Homeownership, Michigan
Photo courtesy of Gesher Human Services | Molisia Young and 5 young children
Habitat for Humanity Detroit and Gesher Human Services will be celebrating a Detroit family’s journey towards homeownership with a home dedication ceremony on Tuesday, March 10, at 4 p.m. The event will acknowledge the perseverance and hard work of Molisia Young, a mother of five children between the ages of 8 and 18, who has achieved her dream of homeownership through extended financial education and hard physical work.
Three years ago, Young, 36, an employee of Gesher Human Services,
one of the largest human service agencies in metro Detroit, was struggling financially. She was living in a one-bedroom apartment with her five children when she heard about Gesher’s financial education programs open to employees along with the wider community. Young was connected to financial coach Emily Bergt and for one and half years Young took many financial literacy classes including a program called HarMoney which provides a grant for participants. “I started getting a better perspective on my finances and talking about my goals, the most important one being to become a homeowner,” said Young, who was then connected to Habitat for Humanity in Detroit.
Young was invited to a Home Dedication for another family, which inspired her to join the Habitat family. Now, almost a year and a half after joining the Homeownership Program, her goal to own her own home has become a reality for Molisia and her five children…