CRESTVIEW — Four families will soon be homeowners thanks to Habitat for Humanity of Okaloosa County.
Two three-bedroom, two-bathroom homes are among four scheduled Crestview home constructions, Nitsi Bennett, the nonprofit's chief executive officer, said.
Ground-breaking ceremonies for homes on Booker and Savage streets took place earlier this week, and homes on Lee and Cobb Avenues are near completion, Bennett said.
Florida's mortgage settlement fund provided partial funding for the projects, a spokesperson for the organization said.
But none of it would be possible without 20-plus organizations and businesses helping to sponsor the homes' construction.
“The sponsors are making this happen,” Bennett said.
Soon, Stephanie Deese and her two sons will benefit from their generosity. She applied for affordable housing with the organization last fall.
“The weekend before Christmas, I got the approval letter in the mail … it was a really nice Christmas present,” Deese said.
The Deeses' dwelling will be built with help from traveling volunteers during a blitz build in October, Bennett said.
“The main volunteers are actually called Habitat for Humanity Road Trip Crazies,” she said.
The Crazies, including 40 volunteer builders from several states, will construct the foundation to the Sheetrock portion of Deese’s home in three days.
Deese plans to help. However, right now, she is just thankful for their efforts.
“This is very exciting; I am very grateful,” she said.
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