The Clason family will be one step closer to owning their own home after Habitat for Humanity of Elkhart County breaks ground at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday on River Avenue.
Habitat will host the ceremony alongside the Clason family, community leaders, sponsors and Habitat board members. The public has been invited to the ceremony.
This home will be for Valerie Clason and her two sons, Jacob, 19, and Philip, 22, both of whom have learning disabilities.
The walls for this home were constructed by panel build sponsor THOR Industries, which hosted the panel build at its Elkhart location on Thursday.
“THOR is honored to be a three-time build partner with Habitat for Humanity,” said THOR President and CEO Bob Martin. “Helping to support affordable housing for people in our community is one small way in which we can make an impact in the communities where we work, live and play.”
Clason is a property site manager at Center Management. She and her two sons are living in a two-bedroom apartment that she is only able to afford with assistance.
She said working on her sweat equity hours and helping build other families’ homes has given her the confidence to face any challenge that may arise as a homeowner.
“Being a homeowner means being successful in life and having security and stability,” Clason said. “If you can build a house, you should be able to fix a house and keep learning as you go.”
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