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Independence community helps neighbors

Posted at 5:34 PM, Jun 29, 2016
and last updated 2016-06-29 18:34:20-04

Home is where the heart is, and soon a Kansas City family will be getting one mortgage-free.

Rep. Emanuel Cleaver presented a family of four with keys to a newly rehabilitated home Wednesday, June 29 in Independence. This was made possible by a partnership  between the Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines and Truman Heritage Habitat for Humanity.

"Owning a home shouldn't be a privilege only a few Americans can enjoy," Cleaver said. "Everyone should have the opportunity to affordable housing."

Right now more than 1 million low- to moderate-income families are living in their own home thanks to this program.

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Alyson Bruner can be reached at alyson.bruner@kshb.com.

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