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Homes for the Holidays in Williamsport

Homes for the Holidays in Williamsport - Friday, November 16, 2007 at 3:42PM EST

Reported by: Lorena Beniquez
Friday, Nov 16, 2007 @03:42pm EST



WILLIAMSPORT, LYCOMING COUNTY -It’s the season for cold weather and the holidays. For some area families the two combine for some tough times. But four homeless families got an early gift on Friday, a place to live.

Four families who were once homeless now have homes for the holidays. A ribbon cutting celebrates the completion of Journey House in Williamsport.

Journey house tenant Cindy Campbell declared "When you have no one, to have people fight for you that care about you and that want to see succeed in life."

Campbell just moved into Journey House Thursday night with her nine year old daughter.

"I felt warm and safe" stated Campbell. Especially in her new bedroom that was designed for a little girl.

It's been a little over a year since they started construction on this house. This whole idea came about because of Reverend Morris who is the Shepherd of the Streets in Williamsport. He started to notice there was a growing population of homeless residents. From there seventeen area groups and churches came together to build Journey House.

Reverend Clara Benson of the New Covenant United Church explained "Our congregation actually purchased the building and founded a non-profit organization called New Covenant Connections, Inc. The program aspect is of course through the Family Housing Alliance."

Families will not pay rent. This allows them to get on their feet. Once they do they move on to make way for another family.

"We need more places like this" stated Benson. There are plans to build more places like this.

Only two families are now in the house. But two more will move in on Monday, just days before Thanksgiving.

 


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