Habitat for Humanity & Carters Build Affordable Homes in Atlanta

0:00It's May 1st, welcome in. This is Durham News Today, where local news meets AI. I'm Corey with the story. Habitat for Humanity is teaming up with the Carter's initiative to build 24 affordable homes in Atlanta's Sylvan Hills neighborhood. This new spot, called Langston Park, mixes single-family houses and town homes on 8 acres they bought back in 2015. Nearly 1,000 volunteers will wrap it up in May during the 40th Carter Work Project. These week-long builds started in 1984 and have put up about 5,000 homes across 14 countries. It's the first time back in Atlanta since 1988. Now Habitat stepping up as a full developer, tackling the housing crunch where costs out pace what families can pay. Families like Ozzy Herrera and Felina Daniel are first in line. Herrera pictures his new setup already, while Daniel and her young son escape tough spots for real stability. They see this as a big break, especially for folks facing extra hurdles. Experts call it smart evolution, sticking to home ownership roots by adding diverse options

1:03amid sky-high prices and 7% mortgage rates. Locking out moderate earners in most big cities. Smaller builders are still reeling from the pandemic, so Habitat's filling the gap. Meanwhile, Congress is hashing out housing bills, but the real push is local like this. With projects like Langston Park rolling out, more families get that shot at building equity and chasing dreams without the rent trap holding them. Back.