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Brandon Price, Fayetteville Area Habitat ReStore on Bragg Blvd
Fayetteville Area Habitat for Humanity Interview with Brandon Price, CEO Photography by
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We had the chance to sit down with Brandon Price, CEO of Fayetteville Area Habitat for Humanity and ask him a series of questions. Brandon informed us that he actually became involved with Habitat for Humanity in 2018 and joined as their Advocacy & Compliance Officer. So now we fast forward to 2022 and Brandon is now the CEO.
household. So as a result that’s where Habitat for Humanity comes in to help the family in need! As the new CEO, Brandon hopes to draw awareness and make people more aware of the actual affordable housing crisis that is going on in the community, globe and most importantly locally. Also, Brandon hopes to draw more awareness so that people can know why its so important to support organizations like Habitat but all of those organizations that are in the affordable housing arena, its not just us.
Brandon’s goals for the organization, man he had some great goals for Fayetteville Area Habitat for Humanity. One being “to help families find decent, safe, affordable places to live really is ultimately what it is. But, as we unpack that a little bit, in building houses and homes, we actually turn into building communities.” One way the organization is making an impact in our community is with the Oakridge Estates Community which was recently completed in june of 2022. This community is located on the corner of Bunce and Old Bunce Road. This area was once a trailer park and now is a new renovated neighborhood with 47 new single family homes. The perspective on current climate housing in our Community is a shortage of homes. This drives up the rate of homes based on supply and demand. Some homes are being bought for $100,000 more than it appraises. As a result this puts families at tough times and families struggling in their 8
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Fayetteville Area Habitat ReStore on Bragg Blvd