Hinojosa family gets keys to Habitat for Humanity home in Alice
Christian Amber Hinojosa and her three children got the keys to Habitat for Humanity’s 21st home in Alice, ending a yearlong build on Fourth Street.
Christian Amber Hinojosa and her three children walked into a home of their own in Alice on Friday, May 31, as Jim Wells County Habitat for Humanity handed over the keys to its 21st house in the county. After closing on the property, the family received the keys from Habitat board members, turning a long stretch of planning, paperwork, construction and community support into a finished home.
The move-in marked more than a milestone for one family. It underscored how hard it can be for working families in Jim Wells County to find stable, affordable housing that does not leave them carrying the burden of constant repairs or unpredictable monthly costs. The Hinojosa family was chosen from more than 30 applicants, a sign of how many households were seeking the same kind of opportunity Habitat was built to provide.
The house itself began taking shape on Fourth Street in Alice after a groundbreaking on Sunday afternoon, Nov. 27, 2023. At that ceremony, the foundation was blessed with holy water, and Habitat leaders said at the time the build was expected to take about a year. By the time the keys were presented, that timeline had become a finished home, giving Christian Amber Hinojosa and her children a place that can offer more consistency in daily life and a more secure base for school, routines and family life.
That security did not come from Habitat alone. Jim Wells County Habitat for Humanity has long depended on volunteer labor, including Care-A-Vanner traveling volunteers who have helped build homes in Alice for years. Board member Sandra Bowen has said volunteers were essential to the organization’s ability to build a house each year for the past 20 years, a reminder that the local housing response has been built piece by piece by people willing to show up and work.
The Hinojosa home also fits into a continuing run of local builds rather than a one-time project. After the family was selected for the 21st home, Jim Wells County Habitat later chose Sabrina Rangel, Fidencio Godines and their three children for the 22nd home, and later completed its 23rd affordable home in Alice for Leonel Gonzales. For Alice, the result is a small but steady expansion of housing that the market has not been meeting on its own.
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