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Constructing Futures
A Once Homeless Family Has New Place To Call Home
AUGUST 17, 2010 -- Jackson County Executive Mike Sanders had a surprise for Wayne and Jacqueline Scott and their 12-year-old daughter Symone: a key.
The key to their new home.
The Scotts knew they were being considered possible recipients for a formerly vacant house being remodeled through Jackson County's Constructing Futures program. They would frequently go past the two-story house on Myrtle Avenue in Kansas City, hoping -- and praying -- it might one day be their home.
The Scotts were asked to join Sanders at the Vineyard Neighborhood Association headquarters Monday (August 16) to undergo a final interview and then make some comments during a news conference. They didn't know the final decision had already been made. When Sanders announced they would be getting the house, the Scotts' jaws dropped. Then their joyful tears began to flow. For the rest of the story visit the article here or download the pdf
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