Habitat for Humanity is developing a new Atlanta community with help from the Carters initiative
ATLANTA (AP) — Walking through the frame of his soon-to-be new home on a recent morning, an excited Ozzy Herrera could envision the future. A brown leather sofa to match the floors. Terra-cotta-colored walls. A bar cart near the kitchen. Herrera, who works two jobs at Atlanta's airport, never imagined he would own a home at the age of 27. “It’s special. It’s magical,” he said. In May, nearly 1,000 volunteers with Habitat for Humanity will complete Herrera's new home and 23 other in a...
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