Page 6 - Boca Club News - June '20

Page 6, Boca Club News
While Most Nonprofits Halt Services, Habitat for Humanity

Continues to Build Homes, Hope and Community

Since every family deserves a chance to thrive, Habitat
for Humanity of South Palm Beach County continues to build
homes during this health and financial crisis. Albeit slower
due to social distancing, using only its own professional
construction crew members and a handful of suppliers,
there are eight hard-working, low-income families living in
desperate conditions who are anxiously waiting to move into
their safe, affordable homes currently under construction.
“These families have worked more than 250 hours in
sweat equity building other Habitat homes, and completed
100 hours of financial and homeowner literacy curriculum to
earn a zero-interest mortgage. Now, because of the Covid-19
pandemic, they must wait even longer,” said Habitat President
& CEO Randy Nobles. “Right now, until they move into their years of domestic abuse and triumphed as a two-time cancer the choir and works as a teacher in the youth department.
new homes, they are living in subpar or crowded situations.” survivor (stage three Hodgkin’s Lymphoma), looks forward While she and her sons have faced severe hardships in life,
Nobles adds, “Habitat Partner Families count on us to to finally moving out of her mother’s house to give her son including being homeless for almost a year and sleeping in
fulfill our commitment to them, so we can’t stop…now or Marcus a place to call home and her new grandson Malik a Cassandra’s car, she persevered and earned a nursing degree,
ever.” He notes that since the postponement of two annual safe place to play. Gretta, who earned an Associate Degree a childcare license, and a Commercial Driver’s License
fundraisers---WOMEN Build and Rock the Block---the latter in Science from New England Tech, has worked for Palm (CDL) by age 24. All three of her sons are fathers and
in partnership with the City of Delray, it has compromised the Tran for nearly six years, saving for a home and providing for work for Publix; Cassandra’s youngest son DJ is pursuing
speed in which the nonprofit can raise construction monies Marcus, who was born with several congenital disorders. The a college degree. She will be the first of her seven siblings
to finish the eight homes. doctors believed Marcus wouldn’t live long, but with Gretta’s to own her own home. She is most excited to have all of
With the uncertainty of when large groups of volunteers care and advocacy and continuous occupational and speech her grandchildren over for barbeques.
can build together, it has had to also postpone planned therapy, he has been able to work through his disabilities. As an affiliate of the global nonprofit organization
neighborhood revitalization/home repair initiatives and ○ The Moss Family. Reginald Moss is a native of Delray Habitat for Humanity, the South Palm Beach County
providing “aging in place” assistance for low-income families Beach, and graduate of Atlantic Community High School. Chapter brings people together to build homes, community
in Delray Beach, Boynton Beach and Boca Raton. Two He grew up living with his maternal grandparents, where he and hope in the cities of Boynton Beach, Delray Beach and
fourth-quarter annual fundraising builds, its CEO Build and took care of his two chronically ill aunts until they passed Boca Raton. Headquartered at 181 S.E. Fifth Ave., Delray
Veterans Builds, could become at-risk as well. away. Having a strained income, Reginald was forced to Beach, the 501(c)(3) nonprofit builds because it believes
City and County social distancing and nonessential continue to reside in his grandparents’ home while taking that everyone, everywhere should have a healthy, affordable
business restrictions forced temporary closure of the nonprofit on the responsibility of fatherhood. Now a proud father place to call home, especially those hard-working, low-
home improvement ReStore thrift shops and halted the of five children, his youngest, Reagan, currently lives income families who have not yet been able to qualify for
organization’s volunteer programs that provided both funds with him. For the past 18 years, Reginald has worked in traditional mortgage financing. To give a “hand-up, never
and thousands of donated “roll up your sleeves” on-site Nutritional Services at Delray Medical Center, where he a hand-out”, the organization depends upon volunteer
construction and revitalization labor hours. befriended a Habitat homeowner who introduced him to the labor and tax-deductible donations of money, materials,
Most critical right now is completing the 3-bedroom, program and explained how Habitat for Humanity works services and property to fulfill its mission. To learn more
2-bath homes for a block of eight families in Boynton Beach. with aspiring first-time homeowners while guiding them to about HFHSPBC, its home build sponsorships, corporate
All future homeowners serve as inspiring examples to family, a more financially stable life. He is committed to paying off team builds, fundraising events, year-round volunteer
friends and the community-at-large, as they achieve their goal his mortgage and owning a home to pass on to his children opportunities and donations to its home improvement and
of homeownership, regardless of the curve balls life thrown at and excited about mowing his own lawn, taking on future thrift shop ReStores in Boca Raton and Delray Beach, visit
them in life. Among them are the following, whose homes are home repairs and giving back to his community. www.habitatsouthpalmbeach.org.
nearly completed but need a financial infusion to complete. ○ The Bradley Family.
○ The Ceasar Family. Gretta Ceasar, a mom who faced Born and raised in Delray
Beach, Cassandra Bradley has
been a Palm Beach County
transit driver for more than
24 years. A mother of three
sons and grandmother of 12,
she is a member of Praise and
Deliverance Church of God
by Faith where she works on
the food committee, sings in

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