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Residents say Heart Homestead grant helped them buy homes and move to Washington County
Summary
Participants in the Heart Homestead program said grant support — including a reported $20,000 down-payment benefit and volunteer-credit requirements — allowed them to buy homes in Washington County, shorten commutes and spend more time with family; some financial details were not specified in the transcript.
Several local residents said a housing grant and the Heart Homestead program enabled them to buy homes and move to Washington County, shortening commutes and improving family life.
Speaker 1, a program participant, said, "Getting my job was like the driving force of moving here," and added that "that wouldn't have been possible if we didn't have the grant." Speaker 3, who said they took a position at Morningstar in Jackson, described a 30-minute commute, early starts at 7 a.m. and evening meetings that sometimes ended at 9 p.m., calling the daily travel "very challenging physically and mentally." Speaker 4 identified themselves as the second-shift team…
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