‘New beginning:’ Single mother attains homeownership through Habitat for Humanity

In 2015, Keetonia Wilson fell at her son’s football game in Miami and broke her arm. She had reconstructive surgery, but it didn’t go well and she ended up with major nerve damage and was diagnosed with chronic pain syndrome. At the same time, Wilson, 39, and her family couldn’t keep up with Miami’s rising rent prices, so they relocated to Orlando. Wilson and her children stayed with family for awhile before moving into their own apartment in the Goldenrod area. Wilson has been unable to work since her fall and has remained on a fixed income, living off disability. In February 2022, her landlo...