Single Family

Single family housing is at the core of the all program activity at Tierra del Sol. The cornerstone of the new family housing construction is the mutual self help method of housing construction. This priority is established through the recognition of the ever growing demand for housing for southern New Mexico farm workers and other persons of low and moderate incomes.

Tierra del Sol has coupled modern modest house designs with the American frontier tradition of "barn raising" and the "do it yourself" spirit to make the American Dream possible for hundreds of families in New Mexico. The success of the self help method of housing construction celebrates the process that fosters the development of low income persons as self-sufficient agents of change who through homeownership improve their social and economic status in the community.

Since 1973, Tierra del Sol has assisted hundreds of families to build homes in Dona Ana County communities of San Miguel, Dona Ana, Mesquite, Vado, Mesilla and Anthony. When it started its housing programs, housing was developed in mostly rural areas. As the demand for attractive affordable housing increases, Tierra del Sol has expanded its housing programs in urban neighborhoods in the City of Las Cruces and the City of El Paso.