Memphis seniors get $3M in federal funding for home repair
Dwayne Spencer, president and CEO of Habitat for Humanity of Greater Memphis, said the $3 million allotted for individual homeowner grants should pay for up to 120 home improvement projects. (Brandon Dill/The Daily Memphian file)
Housing and Urban Development grants could reach an estimated 100 to 120 senior citizen homeowners.
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