The vacant 2.5 acres south of the homes Habitat for Humanity Tri-Cities is building in east Kennewick represent an opportunity.
It’s where Rick Jansons, the nonprofit’s executive director, says Habitat plans to build more homes in the subdivision known as Garden Court, near South Jean Place and Fifth Avenue.
It’s also where Jansons and Brian Ace, executive director Boys & Girls Clubs of Benton and Franklin Counties, hope to work together to offer a safe place to support children in the neighborhoods between Amistad Elementary School and Park Middle School.
The two are working with the city of Kennewick, which owns the land, to build six more Habitat homes and a Boys & Girls Clubs clubhouse. Read more.