Dream Home

Vickie had dreamed of owning her own home, but for several reasons in the past, she was never able to.  By chance, she came upon an affordable home that while it was small and needed some fixing, was sturdy.  Vickie was on a fixed income, because of her disability, and was unable to come up with the deposit money to get the utilities on.  With help from United Way funds, we were able to get the utilities on for her.  We were also able to refer her to our Weatherization program for her home.  Vickie was almost in tears by the time we were done helping her.  She had never really thought that home ownership was going to be something that she could do and so when at last everything was falling in place, it was a bit overwhelming for her.  We saw her not too long ago and everything was still going well.  The help we give doesn’t have to be huge.  Sometimes just a small amount can mean a whole lot.

Martha Penaflor Community Services Coordinator
Lexington