Amina and her family have achieved a seriously impressive feat: after decades of living with SGCH, they have moved into a home they built in north-west Sydney.  

“We were renting with SGCH in Guildford for 23 years,” says Amina. “When we moved in there, I had one child, now I have five.” Those five children range in age from 13 to 23 and all have fond memories of their childhood home.  

“I can’t tell you how grateful I am to St George for providing me and my children with a safe place to call home,” says Amina, who immigrated to Australia from Somalia in 1996. “All the other support we received was appreciated so much, too. With five children to put through school, the Strive scholarships have been amazing. Especially during the lockdowns – getting all five set up with computers … I wouldn’t have been able to afford it.”  

Amina, a home-care worker, says she always treated her SGCH property as though she owned it herself: “It was important to me that we took good care of the house and I had such a great experience with St George any time I needed anything fixed. It was always done promptly.”  

The family moved into their new house in July. “We are still settling in – and we miss Guildford – but we are proud to own a home of our own.”