LARGO, Fla. — Amid the housing crisis, Habitat for Humanity is still providing homes for those in need.
What You Need To Know
- Kasey Lockhart receives a Habitat for Humanity home
- Kasey and her three kids had been living with family in a three bedroom, one bath home
- Habitat for Humanity has built over 250K homes since it stated in 1978
- Here's how to apply for a home
Kasey Lockhart and her three kids now have a home of their own in Largo.
For the last few years, Kasey and her kids have been living in a three bedroom, one bath house in Seminole with some other relatives.
“With my 74-year-old grandmother, my mom, and my uncle,” Kasey said. “So, it was overwhelming, but it’s what family does — stick together.”
Like so many others, the skyrocketing home prices forced four generations of her family back into one crowded nest.
Since Habitat for Humanity began in 1978, it has built over 250,000 homes worldwide for people in need.
Tasha Cohen Green said they have been busy at Achieva Credit Union, which offers budget training classes and mortgages to Habitat for Humanity clients.
“We actually have one once every quarter, and we just recently had one for homebuyers,” Green said. “It was probably the heaviest attended, cause people are trying to find out.”
Wells Fargo recently donated $119 million for more Habitat Homes to be built.
"Cause there’s a home out there for someone,” Green said. “It just takes a little of work and a little effort to get there.”