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Self-Help Housing program
Coverage of Self-Help Housing program in the Nexus archive.
- Federal grant aids Delaware families in building their own affordable homes in Sussex and Kent counties
A nearly $1 million federal grant will fund the construction of 24 affordable homes in Delaware’s Kent and Sussex counties through Milford Housing Development Corporation’s Self-Help Housing program. The initiative uses 'sweat equity' labor to reduce costs and empower low-income families to build their own homes and those of neighbors.