I often wonder where I'd be if I couldn't afford a home or I was a single parent with a low income job.
Habitat for Humanity is a great program to help people get their own homes.
They don't just let people get handouts. Those who want a home have to qualify and then they have to actually work a couple hundred hours on the house before they can move in.
Lots of times people who are disabled or single parents can get into homes when they otherwise wouldn't be able to.
They also help set up low interest loans.
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