With the groundbreaking ceremony for the Weavers Grove community approaching, President of Habitat for Humanity of Orange County Jennifer Player joins 97.9 The Hill’s Brighton McConnell. She details the scale, vision and potential hurdles for the project, as well as her perspective on affordable housing in the region.
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