Paris Habitat: First Home in 10 Years

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Times have been tough during the pandemic..

But for one family in paris...there's a glimmer of hope.

The six of them...will have a new place to call home... the first home habitat for humanity is building in paris in a decade.

Abc 36's christy bollinger shows us what this means for the family.

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Blood.... hammering sweat... drilling and a whole lot of love is going into this habitat home.

Jeff leblanc"this is a one in a million chance.

And for us to get picked shooo it just i don't know it's emotional."

Habitat for humanity picked the leblanc family out of several dozen on a waitlist to get a new home.

Jeff"when i first moved down here i had nothing but the clothes on my back and in my duffle bag.

Now i got a car, two cars having a house built and everything."

Jeff and estill leblanc have four kids... and they're living in a small, rental home.

Now, each kid will have their own bedroom.

"they love it.

They're happy about it."

The younger children will even be able to walk to school.

It's been hard for the family to pay rent and high utility bills.

"i work two jobs."

Habitat for humanity says how hard this family works, and how much they've overcome..

Made them the perfect fit.

Amy preston- habitat"this is something they've worked for.

And to see the look on their face and it does transform lives to have a safe, stable place to live.

Then you don't worry about that, then you have other things you can focus on."

The leblanc's youngest child has a hearing disability..

And that takes up a lot of time and money.

Preston"it's just a family that i truly believe once they're settled in safe home can then move onto other things."

Habitat doesn't consider it a handout..

Rather a hand up.

Covid has delayed the home's construction... but hopefully spring of 20-21 the leblanc family will move into their forever home... and become first-time homeowners.

Jeff"thank you so much for giving us this opportunity and helping us out like this."

Christy bollinger, abc 36 news scott and bourbon counties habitat for humanity says covid has caused their waitlist to fill up even more... and to continue to help these families in need..

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