The Nantahala Health Foundation and Highlands Cashiers Health Foundation hope to address the region's housing crisis by helping homeowners keep their homes livable. Lori Bailey, executive director of nonprofit Nantahala Health Foundation explains their new Healthy Homes Initiative. "If you're a family that is really struggling to get by already then you need a little assistance just to keep it in good repair going forward and so that you are able to keep living there," said Bailey. Keeping up homes already built would cut down on construction material costs according to Robin Tindall, the executive director of Highlands Cashiers Health Foundation. "Relatively small repairs such as damaged floors or windows all the way to roof replacement or HVAC systems. Repairs like this can mean the difference for an elderly couple to stay in the home or have to leave the home," said Tindall. "So we consider this a very critical important initiative for healthy homes in our region." The Nantahala and

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