Despite the overcast skies, Race Street in Bristol Borough shone with the promise of a more stable, hope-filled future last Tuesday for two families, as Habitat Bucks celebrated our newest first-time homebuyers.
Many voices lifted up Dalia and Kim during the ceremony, each emphasizing the strength they bring to their individual families and the perseverance they showed in seeing this project through to completion. Florence Kawoczka, CEO of Habitat Bucks, shared what an honor it was to present the keys to “two women who have stayed committed to the idea of homeownership, to have a place where roots can take hold, where their children can thrive in a place that is safe and has room to grow, and is already your home because you’ve lived in Bristol before.”
Alongside more than 160 on-site volunteers contributing over 2,100 hours, Dalia and Kim completed almost a fifth of that labor themselves, resulting in two newly constructed three-bedroom homes where they can raise their beautiful families.
Congratulations again to both Dalia and Kim. Welcome home!
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Habitat Bucks is proud partners with Bucks County. Both homeownership projects were financed in part by a HOME grant from the County of Bucks Department of Housing & Community Development. We also extend our gratitude to our generous supporters who made these projects possible, including the Parx Casino, M&T Bank, PECO-Exelon, GAF, and Lemus Construction, as well as local leaders in attendance, including Commissioner Bob Harvie, State Senator Steve Santarsiero, Mayor Frank Peranteau, and Meghan Schroeder, representing Representative Brian Fitzpatrick’s office.
To view a recording of the ceremony, please visit Habitat Bucks’ Facebook page.