A Davenport mother told her sons, "Boys, we're home"
Habitat for Humanity Quad Cities dedicated its 145th home, and Katelyn Kleinsmith got the keys after the program's volunteer hours and homeownership classes.
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Habitat for Humanity Quad Cities dedicated its 145th home in Davenport on Saturday, and Katelyn Kleinsmith told her sons, "Boys, we're home," KWQC reported. She said ownership meant stability and security for her boys, and a sign of the work she had put in to give them a safe place.
Partner families in the program complete at least 250 volunteer hours and homeownership classes before they buy the house. Volunteers sent this family off with quilts, gift baskets, supplies, and a handcrafted key signed by people who had worked with the affiliate. The affiliate builds with the City of Davenport's HOME program and the Quad Cities Housing Council. The news is this dedication, the 145th for the local group.
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Katelyn Kleinsmith and her sons have a house in Davenport, Iowa. KWQC reported that Habitat for Humanity Quad Cities dedicated its 145th home on Saturday, November 7, 2026. At the ceremony she told her boys, "Boys, we're home." Families in the program complete at least 250 hours of volunteer work and take classes about owning a home. Friends of the build gave the family quilts, gift baskets, and supplies. One gift was a handmade key covered with the signatures of volunteers. Kleinsmith said a home means stability for her sons. The report is about this dedication. It does not say the day they finish moving in.
- What did Katelyn Kleinsmith say to her sons, and why might those words matter?
- Why would a program ask a family to put in volunteer hours before they get the keys?
- What is one way a class could welcome someone to a new home without spending money?
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