On Friday, June 17th, Milwaukee Habitat welcomed its 1,000th family served in the Greater Milwaukee area into their new home in the Washington Park neighborhood. Over the past 32 years, Milwaukee Habitat has carried out our vision of building a world where everyone has a decent place to live through new construction, home rehab, and repair programs. For the last four years, Milwaukee Habitat has focused all of our work in the Washington Park neighborhood as part of a five-year neighborhood revitalization strategy. In that time over 200 families have been served, crime rates have decreased, and property values have risen, helping build a strong community in partnership with families in need of affordable housing.
Deeanna building her own home – June 2015
On June 17th, first time home-buyer and 1,000th family, Deeanna, moved into her new construction Habitat home on N. 42nd street. Their home, sponsored by Sargento, is one of Milwaukee Habitat’s ADA compliant homes to accommodate Deeanna’s five-year-old daughter.
As Deeanna helped build her own home alongside volunteers, she recounted on what this home will mean for her family, “Having an ADA home means a long term home for us. This new construction home will change our lives physically, mentally, and financially.”
Not only will this home offer increased accessibility for Deeanna’s daughter, but Milwaukee Habitat’s affordable mortgage will be 1/3 less than what she was previously paying to rent an apartment that was not conducive to their needs.
This home marks the 26th home Sargento has built in partnership with Habitat for Humanity. As Milwaukee Habitat’s first corporate house sponsor, Sargento has supported Milwaukee Habitat for over 24 years, with employees volunteering nearly 12,000 hours in that time.
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