DECATUR, Ill. (WCIA) — After three weeks of searching, the Empowerment Opportunity Center has found a community member to stay in the refurbished home.
The non-profit organization in Decatur has been fixing a new home for a family without one to live in once it was finished. There are a number of factors of who would that go into who will be rewarded with a new home, but they focused on finding a veteran.
Christopher Morris and his daughter Christia heard the news they were selected two weeks ago and couldn’t believe it.
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Christopher said he was laid off from his job. On top of that, he’s fighting for legal custody of his daughter.
He sought out help from the Salvation Army and was connected with the EOC. The organization placed Morris and his daughter in a hotel using an …