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Credit: Ply Gem
*South Carolina’s very own Darius Rucker is bringing affordable housing to the folks in North Charleston.
The down home rocker has teamed with Habitat for Humanity and Ply Gem, a manufacturer of exterior building materials, to build 15 homes for families in need of affordable housing in the city, reports People. On Nov. 10, Rucker was on hand to help with the construction of one of the homes, which will belong to a 31-year-old mother-of-two named Kenya.
“Kenya worked with Habitat for Humanity on four houses, more than 500 hours, as part of their program to become a homeowner,” Rucker, 51, tells People. “I feel so fortunate to be a small part of sharing her story.”
Families are selected for home ownership by the organization on their ability to pay a Habitat mortgage, housing need, and willingness to partner by completing 500 hours of “sweat equity” — which means being a part of the building process. When Kenya first applied to purchase a house from Charleston Habitat for Humanity, she was declined because her credit was considered too high.
Credit: Ply Gem
Kenya then took financial management and home buying classes to learn how to budget and save and was able to successfully reapply for a Habitat house.
“We pay rent every month and can’t paint a wall of the house we’re in now,” Kenya said in a press release. “This will give me something to pass along. It makes me proud to think I will own my own home.”
The Charleston build, in the Joppa Way neighborhood, is a part of the Home for Good project — a nationwide campaign that has helped hundreds of families across the U.S. achieve the dream of home ownership.
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