CONSTRUCTION of a Habitat for Humanity home by Metricon is now complete in Yea.
The proud owners Ashley and Leanda, along with their three children, received the keys to their new home at a handover ceremony last week and are now excited to settle into the home and the Yea community.
The special project was part of Metricon’s charitable partnership with Habitat for Humanity – a leading not-for-profit provider of housing and improved shelter for low-income families. It involved Metricon building a home as a donation to Habitat for Humanity Victoria, to support a low-income family into their own home.
Ashley and Leanda’s children Star-Lee, Ethan and Lillian all have Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), and struggle with change. Moving to a new house 13 times in the past 17 years due to rising prices in the private rental system has been very challenging for the whole family. Owning their own home will provide the family with much needed stability and security and empower them to plan for the future in a way that was previously unfathomable.
“This is truly a dream come true for us. Finally, we will have some stability and a place to call home,” Leanda said.
Metricon’s Regional North Manager, Tania Tonks, was honoured to present the keys to the family.
“This special project, which has seen us build a home for a Habitat for Humanity partner family, has been a real privilege for our Regional North team,” Tania said.
“We hope Ashley, Leanda and their children love their new Metricon home, and enjoy the stability and security that owning their own home will bring.”
Metricon has partnered with Habitat for Humanity nationally for the past two years. The partnership has included financial support, hands-on volunteering hours and expert home building advice.
Habitat for Humanity Victoria is part of an affiliated Habitat network, working in over 70 countries worldwide towards its vision of a world where everyone has a decent place to live. In pursuit of this vision, Habitat for Humanity Victoria builds simple, safe, and affordable homes and undertakes home repairs, all aimed at building strength, stability, and self-reliance through shelter. Habitat for Humanity provides families in need with a pathway out of poverty and into home ownership, changing lives forever.
