"Recently, we were able to help the Melendez family buy their first home after nearly 40 years of renting. They have worked incredibly hard to save money but needed a little extra help. Through these federal funds we were able to take a home that had seen years of serious neglect, rebuild it from the inside out, and then sell it to the Melendez family at a price they can afford. In addition, federal funds helped to provide some down payment assistance to bring their mortgage costs down."