Nourishing The Community Podcast · STP Productionss

Melissa Cross - Rutherford County Habitat for Humanity

·31 min

Melissa Cross discusses Habitat for Humanity's mission to provide affordable housing for working poor families in Rutherford County. The conversation covers the Legacy Point development (70 planned homes, 22 currently occupied), the 50-week financial literacy and homeowner education program, partnership equity requirements (partnership sweat equity contributing ~350 hours), and the ReStore donation/resale operation. Melissa shares homeowner stories like Frederica, a 16-year food service employee becoming a first-time homeowner, illustrating the life-changing wealth-building opportunity.

As heard by us

A practical look at Habitat's housing work, from ReStore salvage to homeowner partnership equity.

Melissa Cross gives Habitat for Humanity a local, concrete shape, tying her TV background at Home and Garden TV, DIY Network, and PBS to the everyday work of the organization.

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Why you'd press play

For the day you want housing talk with mud on its shoes and a little ReStore mischief.

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