Ogeal’s lived in this home since 1971, and it’s been the heartbeat of her family ever since.
As a great-great-grandma, her house is rarely quiet. Her days are filled with laughter, Bible stories, and neighbors stopping by, knowing she’s always there. This is the place where great-grandkids run across the street to the school playground, where everyone still knows Grandma’s landline number by heart, and where hospitality comes standard—candy, a small gift, or a kind word, always ready to be shared.
When Homes Age
Homes need care over time. After more than five decades, Ogeal’s home needed attention — repairs and accessibility updates that were beyond what she could take on alone.
Home maintenance is costly, and sometimes hard decisions have to be made in order to make ends meet. That’s where Habitat KC came in.
What We Built Together
Through Habitat KC’s Home Repair Services, Ogeal received critical safety, functionality, and cosmetic updates to her main bathroom and kitchen. These changes made daily life safer, easier, and more comfortable for Ogeal.
Our Home Repair Services exists for exactly this reason: to help homeowners who own and occupy their homes maintain safe, decent conditions so they can stay in the communities they’ve invested in for years. Services can include roof repair and replacement, HVAC, minor plumbing, and minor electrical work — whatever it takes to keep a home standing and a homeowner stable.
For Ogeal, it meant she didn’t have to weigh the costs and risks or consider moving.
Preserving Ogeal’s Legacy
Homeownership isn’t just about getting into a home. It’s about being able to stay.
We’re honored to help care for the home that has cared for so many. With these repairs in place, Ogeal’s home is ready for the next chapter — and the generation after that.
Is your home in need of minor or critical repairs? Habitat KC’s Home Repair Services serves eligible homeowners in Johnson, Wyandotte, and Leavenworth counties in Kansas, and Clay, Platte, and Jackson (west of I-435) counties in Missouri. Complete a service request to find out if you qualify.