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WEBVTT TORI SIMKOVIC GET A TOUR OF THE NEW HOME. SHE REPORTS FROM WEST PALM BEACH. TORI: THE SINGLE MOTHER NOW GRATEFUL TO HAVE A PERMANENT PLACE TO RAISE HER FAMILY. >> ONE, TWO THREE. TORI: THEY ARE MOVING INTO THEIR VERY OWN HOME. >> I AM COMPLETELY HAPPY. I HAVE NOT BEEN THIS HAPPY IN A LONG TIME. TORI: SHE HAD BEEN LIVING IN A TRAILER WITH HER THREE GIRLS UNTIL HURRICANE IRMA. >> IT WAS NOT AN HABITABLE. THE ROOTS CAVED IN. TORI: THEY HAD TO ROOT -- MOVE INTO AN APARTMENT. NOW WITH THESE KEYS IN HAND, ALL THANKS TO HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF PALM BEACH COUNTY. SHE FOR FILLED HER DREAM OF OWNING A HOME. AND HER DAUGHTERS ARE EXCITED, TOO. >> WE HAVE BEEN LIVING FROM PLACE TO PLACE AND NOW FINALLY BE CAN STAY SOMEWHERE. I’M EXCITED TO HAVE MY OWN ROOM FINALLY. >> I AM MOST EXCITED FOR MY WASHER AND DRYER. I HAVE NOT HAD ONE FOR A VERY LONG TIME. NO MORE TAKING THE CLOTHES TO THE LAUNDRY MAT AND WAITING FOR HOURS. TORI: SHE SAYS SHE WILL ALWAYS APPRECIATE WHAT HABITAT FOR HUMANITY HAS GIVEN HER AND HER FAMILY. >> EVEN KNOW I DONE WITH MY VOLUNTEER HOURS I WILL STILL BE VOLUNTEERING TO HELP SOMEONE ELSE GIVE THEM WHAT THEY GAVE ME. TORI: THEY ACTUALLY HELP TO BUILD THIS HOUSE. SHE SAYS THEY WILL KNOW

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On Thursday, Jackie Ortiz received the keys to her very own home in West Palm Beach. The single mother is grateful to now have a permanent place to raise her family. “I’m completely happy. I haven’t been this happy in a very long time,” Ortiz said. Ortiz works for Iconic Eye Care. She had been living with her three daughters in a trailer until Hurricane Irma. “The rain completely destroyed the roof where it wasn’t inhabitable, the roof was basically caving in,” Ortiz said. She moved her family into an apartment, but the last few months have been difficult. But now, all thanks to Habitat for Humanity of Palm Beach County, Ortiz has fulfilled her dream of owning a home. Her daughters are excited too. “We’ve been moving from place to place and now we can just finally stay somewhere. I’m most excited to have my own room finally. I’ve been sharing a room for most of my entire life,” said Jaylen Ortiz, 11. For Jackie, the best part is the laundry room. “No more taking the clothes to laundromat, waiting for hours,” she said. Ortiz and her daughters helped build the home they’re moving into. She said she knows they will take care of it because they know the work it took to make it happen. Ortiz said she’ll be forever grateful for Habitat for Humanity. “Just thank you. It’s a family now so even though I’m done with my volunteer hours, I’m still going to volunteer to help somebody else, give them what they gave me,” Ortiz said.