This woman is making sure every senior citizen has a safe and stable home
For Lisa Jones, a mom of three, building a community starts in her own backyard
For Lisa Jones, a mom of three, building a community starts in her own backyard
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Growing up in rural Alabama, Lisa Jones often helped her parents with repairs around their tiny cinder-block and tin-roof house. Though her memories of days spent plastering walls and replacing handrails are special, they don바카라 게임 웹사이트t end with a picture-perfect makeover. 바카라 게임 웹사이트My dad was the ultimate handyman, but he was 60 when I was born, already a senior,바카라 게임 웹사이트 says Lisa, 바카라 게임 웹사이트and some projects were too hard for him and my mom,바카라 게임 웹사이트 while others were just too costly. So the repairs went undone. 바카라 게임 웹사이트I know what it feels like to live in a house that바카라 게임 웹사이트s not the best and not have the means to do anything about it.바카라 게임 웹사이트
Today Lisa lives in Atlanta, where an increasing number of elderly homeowners are in the same predicament. As executive director of the nonprofit , she바카라 게임 웹사이트s now fully equipped to help them solve it.
Billions of dollars in building development have caused property values in some areas, and tax bills, to skyrocket. 바카라 게임 웹사이트Folks who have lived in their homes for decades can바카라 게임 웹사이트t save enough money to maintain them,바카라 게임 웹사이트 Lisa, 43, explains. 바카라 게임 웹사이트It바카라 게임 웹사이트s a scary time for those who want to stay in the place they love.바카라 게임 웹사이트 HouseProud Atlanta makes that possible by providing free repairs to low-income homeowners, from plumbing to roofing to wheelchair-ramp installations. 바카라 게임 웹사이트We help them be a part of the changes in their neighborhood, not pushed out by them.바카라 게임 웹사이트
Since 2004, HouseProud, with the help of thousands of volunteers and a trusted roster of local contractors, has served more than 1,000 clients. It바카라 게임 웹사이트s no surprise that many of them have become extended family to the mom of three boys 바카라 게임 웹사이트 her middle son, Khalil, 7, is even named after a beloved client바카라 게임 웹사이트s favorite poet.
바카라 게임 웹사이트Lisa바카라 게임 웹사이트s like a daughter to me,바카라 게임 웹사이트 says Tinnie Baugh, a 63-year-old widow whose hot water had been out for months when she heard about HouseProud. 바카라 게임 웹사이트My home insurance policy had been canceled, so I had no idea how I was going to fix my pipes. Lisa sent people to take care of my plumbing, and they바카라 게임 웹사이트ve painted my house and still help me out when I need it. She was there when no one else was.바카라 게임 웹사이트
It바카라 게임 웹사이트s a role that Lisa has been comfortable with from the time she was playing apprentice to her dad. 바카라 게임 웹사이트These seniors just need compassion and someone to show them that everything can be better if they have support," she says.
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This article was originally published in the May 2018 issue of Woman's Day.