The Love Your Neighborhood campaign is still going strong in the Lexington area. Lexington Habitat for Humanity has teamed up 
with Thrivent Financial for another home project. Renata Cruz, who has physical limitations and needs critical repairs made to her home, is the recipient of this generous project.
Ms. Cruz’s house sits on Tulane Drive and is in desperate need of repairs and replacements. The volunteers from Young Realtors of the Bluegrass and Thrivent Financial got together to make these repairs possible. They worked together on interior and exterior repairs, removed torn carpet, painted the side of the garage, cleaned fallen limbs from the back yard, and trimmed up the front of the house. For the bigger picture, her HVAC, roof, door handles, plumbing, drywall, gutters, hot water heater, and broken windows will either be repaired or replaced.
The Love Your Neighborhood program is apart of Lexington Habitat’s broader strategy
to transform, strengthen, and revitalize the city of Lexington. This program not only repairs homes, but it helps improve health, safety, and affordability for low-income homeowners. Lexington Habitat Executive Director Rachel Childress says that Love Your Neighborhood “provides Lexington Habitat with a valuable opportunity to serve our community. Providing critically needed home repairs to our vulnerable neighbors is another way that we provide affordable housing and allow people like Renata to age in place.”
Thrivent Build Repairs launched across the country in 2012 and its main focus is upgrading existing homes. Thrivent helps bring the financial backing, volunteer, and advocacy resources to make these repairs possible. Brittany Lawson, Financial Consultant with Thrivent Financial adds, “This program provides us with more options to serve Lexington. Upgrading existing homes not only makes the homes safer and more efficient, it also cultivates community pride. For Renata, these repairs will enable her to age in place in HER home, safely.”
For more information about how to get involved with Habitat for Humanity, visit their website at lexhabitat.org.
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