Baytown resident Alma De La Cruz and her four children, Marquis, Bernie, Felix and Crystal, were chosen from a pool of applicants to be the recipients of the 42nd Habitat for Humanity home built in Baytown since the program’s inception in 1990.
DeLaCruz, and her children have been Baytown residents since 2012, she is currently employed by Cenikor Foundation in Deer Park as a cook.
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