Help is on the way for Haines City homeowners in need of upgrades but lack financial support.
Claretta Simpson still lives in the house she was born in. Her grandparents built the Haines City home in 1950.
“I was raised here and bred here. My nieces and nephews, my brothers and sisters, everybody came through this house,” said Simpson. “It’s old, but it’s still standing. I just been putting Band-Aids on it here and there to keep it stable, keep the roof not leaking,” said Simpson.
The Haines City Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) is stepping in to help Simpson and other homeowners through its Residential Rehabilitation Grant Program.
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