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Horseshoe Bay family celebrates start of new Habitat for Humanity home

Vice President of Highland Lakes Habitat for Humanity Harry Born (left), Horseshoe Bay Mayor Jeff Jones, Shelby Huggins, Huggins’ son at the groundbreaking ceremony Aug. 1. Courtesy photo.

Highland Lakes Habitat for Humanity broke ground Aug. 1 on a new home for the Huggins family in Horseshoe Bay, marking the organization’s 32nd home built in the Highland Lakes since 1995.

The groundbreaking ceremony on Chameleon Drive marked the beginning of construction on the family’s new home.

Shelby Huggins, who works at the Baylor Scott & White clinic in Horseshoe Bay, has already spent many hours helping build a previous Habitat home. Now, she is preparing to become a homeowner herself.

Highland Lakes Habitat for Humanity partners with families who need safe, affordable housing, helping them become homeowners through home construction and affordable mortgages.

Qualifications for Habitat for Humanity

Families seeking a Habitat home must demonstrate a need for affordable housing, such as living in unsafe or overcrowded conditions or spending more than 30 percent of their gross income on housing. Applicants must also have a stable monthly income, meet debt-ratio requirements, have lived in the organization’s service area for at least one year and have a household income no higher than 60 percent of the area median income.

Families selected for the program contribute “sweat equity” by helping build their homes and commit to an affordable mortgage.

To donate, volunteer or learn more, visit hlhabitat.org or call 830-693-0700.

maci@thepicayune.com

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