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Galt family to move into new Habitat for Humanity home

A family of four will soon move into the third home to be constructed in Galt under the nonprofit Habitat for Humanity program.

Adrian and Marissa Caballero, along with their two children, plan to move into their new home sometime this week, according to Leona Dameron, who with her husband, Ron, organized the Galt effort under the auspices of Habitat's Sacramento chapter.

The Caballeros are moving to Galt with their two children, Adrian Jr., 11, and Wynona, 8, after living in a modest home in south Sacramento for the past 11 years. The family was unavailable for comment on Sunday.

The family and Habitat for Humanity officials dedicated the house on Simons Street at Lincoln Way on Saturday. The program is for low-income families who cannot afford home ownership.

The home was financed by sponsors, who combined to contribute $75,000, and constructed by volunteers, who contributed nearly 3,000 hours, according to a news release. The Caballero family completed 500 hours of "sweat equity" and will be responsible for a zero-interest-rate mortgage for 30 years.

A house next door to the Caballero residence was built through the Habitat for Humanity program in 2008, and another one was built on 2nd Street in Galt in 2004.

The Simons Street residences were made possible through a land donation by the Galt Redevelopment Agency in 2005. The agency purchased the land for almost $73,000 in 1999. Habitat then split the parcel in two to allow two homes to be built.

"Because of Habitat, now our children will always have a decent place to live, do their homework and call their home," Marissa Caballero said in a news release.

Adrian Caballero is a contractor for a local cable company, while his wife is a stay-at-home mom who also cares for her mother and siblings.

Kim Peth, right, of Habitat for Humanity, hands the keys for a new house to homeowner Marissa Caballero and her family during a ribbon-cutting for the recently completed home in Galt. (Dan Evans/News-Sentinel)

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Contributors include the Garland Weller Trust, United Surgical Partners, St. Mark's United Methodist Church in Sacramento, Georgia Pacific, Lennar Charitable Housing Foundation and the Galt Community Fundraising Team.

In San Joaquin County, some Habitat for Humanity homes were built in Lodi, including two next door to each other in Woodbridge. One Woodbridge home was built next to Woodbridge Community Park on Mokelumne Street in 2001, while another was completed the following year.

The San Joaquin County chapter purchased 19 lots in Stockton this year and has a project underway in the Tracy area, according to the chapter's Web site.

Contact reporter Ross Farrow at rossf@lodinews.com.

Marissa Cabellero cuts the ribbon, officially opening a new Habitat for Humanity house to her and her family in Galt on Saturday. (Dan Evans/News-Sentinel)