LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Habitat for Humanity Lake County has received a $300,000 Rural Innovation Fund grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

The grant funding will be used for Habitat’s Jobs-For-Homes Project, the organization reported.

The project will repair homes for low-income homeowners who cannot afford to pay for the needed work on their residence.

In addition, the project also is designed to hire and train local unemployed individuals to do the repair work.

“This is a win-win for Lake County, putting people to work and helping to improve the living conditions of our local citizens,” said Habitat for Humanity Lake County President Richard Birk.

Birk said the project will be augmented with the group's energy conservation Weatherization Pilot Program.”

Recently, Habitat for Humanity Lake County has embarked on several programs to help existing homeowners through its home repair program while at the same time maintaining its traditional self-help core mission of building new homes for families in need of a decent place to live.

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