For Esmeralda Melecio López, her family’s journey to homeownership went beyond the construction of a house — it was the opportunity to build a better future.
“We didn’t just build a house, we built a community and a future,” said Melecio López.
Melecio López and her brother were one of the 22 families in southwest Fresno who recently became first-time homeowners after building their own homesthrough the Mutual Self-Help Housing (MSHH) program . The program is led by Self-Help Enterprises, a nationally recognized housing and community development organization whose mission is to work together with low-income families to build and sustain healthy homes and communities…