Brandis Deitz has been working hard to own a home for a long time. Her dream is about to come true, as she and her three children will be moving into the new house Habitat for Humanity is building on Union Street in Mauston. The whole family is excited about the location and has grown tired of living outside of town. If construction stays on schedule, the family will move in this summer.

Brandis, a single mother, works as a Phlebotomist at Mile Bluff Medical Center. She grew up in Tomah, but has lived in the Mauston area for the last 14 years. Brandis lives in a two bedroom apartment with her three children. Amber (13) and Avery (9) go to school in Mauston while Brenon (3) has not started going to school yet. Their apartment is too small for the four of them, and is very hard to heat. Space heaters keep them warm, but their energy costs have skyrocketed.

Everyone in the family is excited about several aspects of their new home. Brandis is looking forward to consistent and low energy costs. Brenon is very happy that he will have more space for his toys while the girls love riding the bus to school and are glad to be back on the bus route. One thing they can all agree on: they are relieved that they won’t have to move so frequently.

The Deitz family will contribute hundreds of hours of “sweat equity” to help build their new home, and Brandis has already spent many hours working in the Habitat office. The family will buy the home with a modest interest-free mortgage offered by Habitat.