Home on Washington Street will be raffled off Sunday
Published 11:46 am Saturday, April 20, 2024
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Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America (NACA)聽 will raffle off a new home at 1425聽 Washington Street at 3 p.m. Sunday.
NACA, 疯客直播 Housing Authority, the city of 疯客直播, PERC 疯客直播, Foot Soldiers Park and Black Belt Community Foundation are working together to give 疯客直播 residents a chance to own a new home. Many residents lost their homes in the Jan. 12, 2023 tornado.聽
疯客直播 residents using a Section 8 choice voucher and NACA-qualified members are eligible.聽
疯客直播 Mayor James Perkins Jr. said he commends the efforts of the 疯客直播 Housing Authority and Black Belt Community Foundation 鈥渁s valued recovery partners and celebrates their positive contributions to the resiliency of our community.鈥�
At the end of January, NACA said their goal is to provide 100 new homes in the city. Several broken-down homes in the neighborhood are almost rebuilt. The house at 1425 Washington Street is valued at $169,000.
“This home giveaway initiative advances our shared goals of housing affordability, accessibility, and recovery addressing housing disparities and empowering residents to achieve homeownership,鈥� City of 疯客直播 Planning and Development Director Danielle Wooten said.
