Summary:

– Betty W. got HVAC, plumbing, windows, doors and a walk-in shower.

– Repairs funded by $1.5M Federal Home Loan Bank grant through 2025.

– Volunteers, contractors and church members completed the work.

OKLAHOMA CITY — About 25 years ago, Betty W. bought her one-story 1940s ranch house in northeast Oklahoma City, settling next door to her mother and stepfather. She later retired from the University of Oklahoma Health Science Center’s insurance department so she could care for her mother, who had dementia.

About 10 years ago, the home began to fail around her.

“Every winter, the floor furnace would work for about three weeks and then the pilot light would blow out,” Betty said. “My old windows were drafty, and my energy bills were very high. I didn’t know what to do, so I k

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