

Deanna Brown and daughter in front of their new home (Photo by Jake Brandt, Milwaukee Habitat for Humanity)
On June 17th, a large group gathered outside of Deeanna and her daughter’s new home, celebrating Milwaukee Habitat’s 1,000th family served. The crowd included volunteers who helped build Deeanna’s home, current Habitat homeowners, and Circuit Court Judge and Milwaukee Habitat board member, David Fiess, who read the City of Milwaukee’s proclamation declaring June 17th, 2016: “Milwaukee Habitat for Humanity Day.”
Deeanna’s home, sponsored by Sargento, was built A-D-A compliant to accommodate her five-year-old daughter. As Deeanna helped build her own home alongside volunteers, she recounted on what this will mean for her family, “Having an A-D-A home means a long term home for us. This new construction home will change our lives physically, mentally, and financially.”
Not only will this home offer increased accessibility for Deeanna’s daughter, but Milwaukee Habitat’s affordable mortgage will be 1/3 less than what she was previously paying to rent an apartment that was not conducive to their needs.
This home marks the 26th home Sargento has built in partnership with Habitat for Humanity. Barbara Gannon, Sargento’s Vice President of Corporate Communications and Community Relations, joined a crowd of Sargento employees for Deeanna’s house dedication to mark this milestone of 1,000 families served. As Milwaukee Habitat’s first corporate house sponsor, Sargento Foods has supported Milwaukee Habitat since 1992, with employees volunteering nearly 12,000 hours in that time.
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