The next chapter unfolds through a partnership with Bright Community Trust and LandSea Homes: a duplex that will provide attainable housing for families priced out of Orlando’s surging market. “These homes will stay affordable,” Kacsandi explains. “When families move out, Bright Trust resells them below market. The residents even build a little equity. It’s dignity through design.” Affordable housing, she adds, isn’t just an economic issue, it’s a foundation for stability and community resilience. The Benefit Home: Building to Give Back While HomeAid builds for others, it also builds for itself. The Benefit Home initiative turns industry expertise into ongoing sustainability. “We secure land, our partners build a home, and we sell it,” Kacsandi explains. “The proceeds fund HomeAid. It’s builders doing what they do every day, but this time, it builds hope.“ Two Benefit Homes have already been completed with Commence/ODC Construction, and more are planned. Each one reinforces a simple message: every act of building can be an act of giving. Doing More with Less Behind all this impact stand just two staff members—Annamae and Russ. “We used to have three,” she says.
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