{"id":177667,"date":"2026-03-04T11:57:06","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T11:57:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/177667\/"},"modified":"2026-03-04T11:57:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T11:57:06","slug":"orange-county-homeowners-offered-free-roof-replacements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/177667\/","title":{"rendered":"Orange County homeowners offered free roof replacements"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tOrange County homeowners have the chance to get new roofs for free. It&#8217;s all through a partnership between Habitat for Humanity Greater Orlando and Osceola County, and the Orange County government, which aims to replace the roofs of 100 homes based on income and home-value eligibility.Ginny Manzella, a homeowner who has benefited from the program, said, &#8220;We&#8217;re just so very grateful and very pleased and blessed to have that done. Now we don&#8217;t have to worry about the roof.&#8221; She added, &#8220;I would highly recommend it. It&#8217;s a wonderful program.&#8221;Liz Alicea-Madera, chief program officer, expressed her satisfaction with the program, saying, &#8220;I loved not only meeting the individuals who have received the service, but actually seeing the fruit of the labor&#8230;the roof looks fantastic. I knew exactly as we were walking up, which house it was. It looks brand new.&#8221;Two information sessions are happening tomorrow for those interested in learning more about the program, one at 10 a.m. and another at 6 p.m., both at the Habitat headquarters on Silver Star Road in Orlando. Applications are open now.For details, click here.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tORANGE COUNTY, Fla. \u2014 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Orange County homeowners have the chance to get new roofs for free. <\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s all through a partnership between Habitat for Humanity Greater Orlando and Osceola County, and the Orange County government, which aims to replace the roofs of 100 homes based on income and home-value eligibility.<\/p>\n<p>Ginny Manzella, a homeowner who has benefited from the program, said, &#8220;We&#8217;re just so very grateful and very pleased and blessed to have that done. Now we don&#8217;t have to worry about the roof.&#8221; She added, &#8220;I would highly recommend it. It&#8217;s a wonderful program.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Liz Alicea-Madera, chief program officer, expressed her satisfaction with the program, saying, &#8220;I loved not only meeting the individuals who have received the service, but actually seeing the fruit of the labor&#8230;the roof looks fantastic. I knew exactly as we were walking up, which house it was. It looks brand new.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Two information sessions are happening tomorrow for those interested in learning more about the program, one at 10 a.m. and another at 6 p.m., both at the Habitat headquarters on Silver Star Road in Orlando. <\/p>\n<p>Applications are open now.<\/p>\n<p>For details, <a href=\"https:\/\/habitatorlando.org\/preservation\/repair-my-roof\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">click here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Orange County homeowners have the chance to get new roofs for free. 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