Hope Builders in Alachua County

Santa Fe College gives back to its community every year by building a home for a family in need.

Around the country, people are being given homes for low prices by Habitat for Humanity. Santa Fe College has partnered with Habitat for Humanity for a decade now, building a home a year. This week, I was able to cover part of the process of making the new home.
The students in the Construction and Technical Program spend an entire semester building a home. Different sections of the particular college take care of the plumbing, carpentry, heating & air, and the construction. Keshawn Wilson is a first year student in the program. He says he is excited to see the family get their new home. Wilson says giving back, while also getting his degree is an awesome experience for him.
The future home will be approximately between 1,200 and 1,500 square feet. It will also have four bedrooms. It will be given to a married couple that has five children. While the house isn't completely free, the family will also be paying in sweat equity, which is where the family actually gets to come out and work on their future homes. The two separate pieces of the house will be trucked out to the east side of Gainesville, where it will be placed on a lot that it will remain. This will take place by the end of spring.
The students who helped build the house will be there when it is sent out, and some will even return to the location when it is finished.

 
(This is a video I filmed and edited for the story)

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