USDA helps Warrenton woman get new roof

By Kate Miller, Record Staff Writer

Posted 6/11/16

With some help from a USDA program, Eva Flora was able to put a new roof on her Warrenton home. Flora’s former roof was 14 years old. Shingles were loose or falling off. Leaks were starting to …

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USDA helps Warrenton woman get new roof

Posted Saturday, June 11, 2016 2:00 am

By Kate Miller, Record Staff Writer

With some help from a USDA program, Eva Flora was able to put a new roof on her Warrenton home.Flora’s former roof was 14 years old. Shingles were loose or falling off. Leaks were starting to appear.Homeowners know that roofs need to be replaced, but hard times don’t change the cost of things they need.And homeowner’s insurance doesn’t replace old roofs just because they’re old.When she got estimates for a new roof, “I went into shock,” Flora said. “I couldn’t figure out how I was going to pay for a new roof.”Flora, a widow, lives on a fixed income. She had the home built in the Country Meadows neighborhood and moved in Feb. 14, 2003.To get a new roof, she got creative and researched and applied for grants starting in April.By October she was awarded a $6,773 grant through the USDA’s Rural Development mission, which strives to improve the economic stability of rural communities, businesses, residents, farmers and ranchers and improve the quality of life in rural America.Flora’s grant came from the Single Family Housing 504 Repair Loan and Grant Program. The program provides loans to very-low-income homeowners to repair, improve or modernize their homes or grants to elderly very-low-income homeowners to remove health and safety hazards.“As our houses get older, we still want them to be safe, secure and up-to-date. Owning a home is a commitment in many ways, and repairs are needed over time,” said Phyllis Minner, area director for USDA Rural Development.“We are honored to have been able to assist Ms. Flora in replacing her roof to ensure her home is safe and able to sustain her for many years to come.”“I was relieved when I got the grant,” Flora said.Going into winter, and beyond, she said, “I know it’s going to be OK now.”

From left, Rural Development Area Director Phyllis Minner, Eva Flora of Warrenton and Rural Development Single Family Housing Trainee Alyssa Mooney. Submitted photo.

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