HOW MANY JUST YET. THEY HOPE TO
BEGIN DISTRIBUTION WITHIN THE
NEXT THREE TO FOUR MONTHS.
EMILY THE C-D-C REPORTS
THAT A LISTERIA OUTBREAK HAS
HOSPITALIZED AT LEAST EIGHT
PEOPLE ACROSS THE U-S AND LEFT
ONE PERSON DEAD. INFECTIONS
HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN FOUR
STATES AND HAVE BEEN LINKED TO
DELI PRODUCTS LIKE MEATS AND
CHEESES. SYMPTOMS OF LISTERIA
INFECTION INCLUDE MUSCLE ACHES,
DIARRHEA, FEVER, HEADACHE,
CONFUSION, AND CONVULSIONS
DON A LOCAL NON-PROFIT IN
SOUTHERN UTAH IS WORKING WITH
FAMILIES WHO ARE WILLING TO
BUILD THEIR OWN HOMES ...
EMILY ABC 4'S KATIE
KARALIS MET WITH A FAMILY TODAY
WHO WENT THROUGH THE PROGRAM TO
LEARN MORE.
putting in 35 hours of labor a
week for a year to build his own
home, Toquerville resident Chase
Bosshardt says the "Self-Help"
program changed his life for the
better.
"Self Help" program and
completed construction on their
homes last month. He says he and
his wife struggled to find an
affordable first-home in St.
George --- so they were willing
to put in long hours.
"It's actually my and my wife's
first house that we've lived in
and bought, and it's also the
first house that we built
together." Staff say the United
States Department of Agriculture
provides the mortgage loans and
families contribute 70% of the
labor -- completing the framing,
painting, and roofing, and even
installing doors and cabinets.
Julie Lindquist, Housing
Specialist, Self-Help Homes:
"They're beautiful homes.
They're attractive. They're well
built. High quality materials.
They're very energy efficient."
Staff say any family whose
income qualifies and who
currently does not own a home is
eligible to participate. They
say the families work together
to build each other's homes,
creating a tight knit community.
Lindquist: "They've kinda got a
built-in community going there,
and that's a really cool part of
the program." Staff say none of
the families could move in until
work on all of the houses was
