Khadijah Smith, a single mom from Union County, New Jersey, her daughter Kennedy and her son Avery have faced housing insecurity for years. But after being selected from thousands of applicants in an affordable housing lottery, the Smiths are moving into a brand new affordably priced three-bedroom apartment in the Morris County community of Madison Borough.

“I went from a homeless shelter,” she said. “We come from that and I'm very grateful that we no longer have to go back there.”

All the appliances in their new home are electric and powered by their own solar panel system. The apartment's design helps it keep hot air in during the winter, and keep air-conditioned air from escaping in the summer. Along with an affordable rent, the family’s monthly energy bill should be just a few dollar

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