For Tia Webb, a mother of four, this Mother's Day means the American Dream is within sight.

About 60 volunteers, most of them women, turned out in Orem on Saturday to help built a Habitat for Humanity home for Webb, her husband Lee, and their brood of children. The day is marked National Women Build Week, as women across the country join in to help build homes for those in need.

"I'm way excited," Tia Webb said. "It's starting to seem like a reality. It was surreal for awhile."

The Webbs hope to move into their new home as soon as the end of the month. On Saturday, volunteers helped bring the family closer to that goal, putting up siding, hanging doors and putting down flooring.

Struggling with medical issues and job losses, the family has rented for years.

"We just couldn't afford a regular mortgage," Webb said.

Having a new home feels like security, she said.

"My dream is to be secure," she said. "Security is the biggest thing."

Her own mother, Kathy Evans, suffers from her own medical issues, but turned out for a time on Saturday to show support, Webb said.

Normally, men far outnumber women on any given day as volunteers come to help build Habitat homes, but on Saturday the reverse was true, said Jane Anderton, volunteer coordinator for Habitat for Humanity of Utah County.

"We did it this weekend to celebrate women," Anderton said. Emily Williams of Provo and Liz Roundy of St. George came out as volunteers on Saturday to celebrate.

"It sounded like fun to come out and build a house," Williams said.

"We learned a lot," Roundy said.

The day began with special homebuilding skill classes for women, offered at Lowe's stores around Utah Valley. Classes included framing walls, using a saw, tool safety and putting up siding, among other subjects.

"I learned to use a saw," said Kena Jo Mathews, executive director of Habitat for Humanity of Utah County, with a laugh. "I've never used saw."

The local director of Habitat has never used a saw?

"I'm not a good builder," she said, laughing again. "They tell me to do other things. I'm good at fundraising. Someone has got to raise the money to build all these homes."

That said, soon many local woman may have the chance to pick up a saw.

"Our goal in the future is to do a full women-built home," Mathews said, noting her own mother and sister came out on Saturday to volunteer. "Build a house with just women."

Local women -- and men -- don't have to wait for that project to get involved. Habitat is hoping to get local volunteers six days a week for the rest of May in order to finish the Webb home. To volunteer, visit www.habitatUC.volunteerhub.com, or call (801) 344-8527.