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Habitat for Humanity properties will welcome Ethiopian families soon in Cary and Apex

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About two dozen volunteers from local churches in Cary Real Estate NC came together to celebrate a construction project by the Habitat for Humanity. The project represents new homes built at a rapid pace in a town by the Habitat. Heather Taylor, associated with the Habitat for long, said that “It’s like the American dream. It’s like we’re helping them realize that dream.”

Woody Yates, the executive director of Habitat for Humanity of Wake County opined that “We’ve never had eight homes built simultaneously in Cary and especially not downtown. What’s exciting is the revitalization component of this whole phase of construction and also the energy in downtown Cary. We’re so excited to be a part of that.” Manale Dangeso and his wife, native Ethiopians will move into the Habitat for Humanity homes. It was Wageyehu Edo, a 53-year-old single mother and a friend of the couple inspired the latter. Edo believes that the couple would now live in better conditions, instead of the poor quarters which they had to share with five or 6 more people from their family. She said that “They’re living in a small apartment, and it’s really nothing. There’s no heater or air conditioner. When it’s cold, it’s cold. When it’s hot, it’s hot.” Their new home on Waldo Street will see a major transition of the lifestyle of the couple. The Habitat and the financial support from the local churches in Cary Real Estate NC will back the family at this time.

Woyesa, living in the town of Apex learnt from Edo that you could own a house if the income was low. Woyesa and her children would also move into her new home on Old Apex Road. However, Habitat officials have noted that certain financial requirements have to be met to buy homes. Nancy Jones, director of development and communications for Habitat of Wake County said that “There always seems to be confusion among people who think that Habitat is just giving houses away. That’s not at all the case. But we are bridging the gap between the cost of houses on the market and families in need.” Edo had so much faith in the efforts of Habitat that she waited almost for six years for the organization to find property in Cary Real Estate NC to construct a house.