SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) -- After nearly a decade of living on the streets, the Mercado family now has something they haven't had in years, a fully-furnished home of their own.

Thanks to the efforts of local nonprofits, community volunteers, and unwavering determination, the family of four is finally starting a new chapter in National City. And it all came together in what Humble Design, a nonprofit organization, calls a “Day of Joy.”

For more than eight years, Socorro and Harry Mercado struggled with homelessness and drug addiction, all while trying to raise two children.

"Both my husband and I struggled with drug addiction for over 20 years, homelessness for about eight to ten years, about two and a half years ago, we were just tired and exhausted," said Socorro Mercado.

Eventually, th

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