Ep #233 – Home is the Key: A Conversation with Janice Watkins
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Listen in this week as we visit with Janice Watkins, CEO of Topeka Habitat for Humanity, about her transformative initiatives and the organization's extraordinary track record in homeownership preparedness and foreclosure prevention. We delve into an innovative aging-in-place program that goes beyond home repairs to offer comprehensive support, from food access to medical transportation. We also highlight the alarming rise in elderly homelessness and how Topeka's Habitat for Humanity has successfully prevented over 750 households from losing their homes since 2017.
Discover the life-changing House to Home program designed to help individuals trapped in exploitative contracts secure legitimate homeownership. We'll also talk about the Tool Bus initiative, a mobile tool lending service that empowers community members to undertake their home repairs, and the critical role of the ReStore in supporting Habitat’s mission. In this conversation with Janice, we explore the broader implications of the affordable housing crisis, emphasizing the collective effort required to foster a stable, supportive community.
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Chapters
1. Building Hope (00:00:00)
2. Supporting Aging in Place Program (00:09:39)
3. Addressing Predatory Homeownership Contracts (00:15:41)
4. Building Community Through Homeownership Initiatives (00:21:42)
5. Addressing Affordable Housing Crisis and Homelessness (00:28:37)
6. Community Partnership for Housing Stability (00:42:09)
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