Habitat for Humanity P.E.I. has begun work on a new housing project focused on providing housing to veterans, refugees, and families affected by disability.
The project is called Vision 20-20 and it aims to build 20 homes across the greater Charlottetown area by 2021.
Aaron Brown, CEO of Habitat for Humanity P.E.I., said the project will include the construction of four single family homes and 16 townhouse units, all of which will be designed with accessibility in mind, so any family can move in and be comfortable.
‘Our primary motto you could say is that everyone deserves a safe and decent place to live,’ says Brown.(Brittany Spencer/CBC)
“It’s exponentially bigger than anything we’ve done in our history,” Brown said.
But Brown said the primary focus of this project is to create housing for people who typically have a difficult time purchasing a home in today’s market.
“Our primary motto you could say is that everyone deserves a safe and decent place to live,” he said. “We’ve worked with a number of refugee families in that past. There’s been a lot of focus recently on housing issues for veterans and families with disabilities. They have a particularly hard time with market home ownership just because of needs with universal design and accessibility.”
“We’re in a position that we are able to serve those communities so we felt it was the right time to do it,” Brown added. To read more on this story please click HERE.