ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA) \u2014 Back in August, 8 On Your Side told you about a St. Pete family who was desperate for help to fix their home and roof, which were damaged during last year\u2019s hurricane season.<\/p>\n
A local non-profit saw their story and they\u2019re now stepping in to help.<\/p>\n
Dunedin family receives refund after used car seized by law enforcement <\/a><\/p>\n The family who lives in this St. Pete home has faced hardship after hardship following last year\u2019s storms. Rebuilding Together Greater Florida is stepping in to help them rebuild their lives.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m so grateful, you know, for all the help with my son and the things we have been going through with our house,\u201d said the homeowner, Edith Williams. <\/p>\n Maurice Woodard is a full-time caretaker for his 78-year-old mom Edith Williams.<\/p>\n \u201cI stopped my life and stop everything, and I take care of her and that\u2019s my thing,\u201d Woodard said.<\/p>\n News Channel 8 first introduced you to them back in August and told you when they returned to their home following the storms last year. They had found their gutters blown off, a damaged roof and some flooding. With no insurance and limited help from FEMA, they turned to 8 On Your Side.<\/p>\n Rebuilding Together Greater Florida saw their story<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cBecause of you, we learned that Ms. Williams had an issue and was trying to give her a roof repair, which is, we are going to do it,\u201d said Jose Garcia, Rebuilding Together Greater Florida CEO. \u201cWe found another essential need that we need to address. There is some presence of lead paint, we want to repair that piece. We also going to work a little better electrical issue as well, having air conditioning issues.\u201d<\/p>\n