FREDERICKTOWN — Terry Schulz knew Angela Segovia was ready to be a homeowner.
Schulz fought for Segovia during the Knox County Habitat for Humanity home application process.
“Something from the initial application I knew we had the right person for this house,” Schulz said. “It’s going to be a perfect house.”
In the end, he was right. And Segovia and her two boys now have a roof over their heads at 53 E. 4th Street.
Segovia was handed the keys to her Fredericktown home Monday at the Habitat For Humanity dedication, surrounded by family and friends. Segovia was gifted sugar, bread, a candle, a Bible and salt — each with symbolic meaning.
Schulz said that roughly 800 volunteer hours were put into the 1,400-square-foot house, noting this was Habitat For Humanity’s first house project of 2024.
Segovia’s mother, Venda Stratford, said the house is a blessing for her daughter and a prayer answered. Stratford also thanked Schulz for choosing her daughter for the Fredericktown house.
Habitat for Humanity is working with the Knox County land bank to build 12 houses. Construction will begin this spring.
Habitat For Humanity can build two homes a year with its volunteer labor force; for 12 houses, that means a six-year program. However, grant money could accelerate it to a two-year time frame.
The land bank applied for a $2.46 million grant through Welcome Home Ohio. WHO is a state grant program in the most recent biennial budget cycle.