When the coronavirus pandemic struck this spring, Lisa and Cordell Balcombe lost their jobs and they saw their dream of homeownership slip further away.
The Balcombes and their 8-year-old son, Hunter, were looking forward to this summer, when construction was expected to begin on the town’s first Habitat for Humanity project, a triplex in River Park. They were one of three families selected by the nonprofit in 2017 for the project, which will help them have a permanent home in the community the...