Their work will be evaluated by the family that eventually lives in the house that met or exceeded building codes and passed inspections. Use of Funds Trojan House is not financially supported by Lake Worth High School or the Palm Beach County School District. No grant money or donated materials have been received at this time. A local architectural firm has done preliminary blueprints and plans. An approving benefactor has delivered a portalet.
Grants are restrictive.
The Florida Learn and Serve grant precludes purchasing any materials that can be left on site. This means that wood, nails, doors, plumbing accessories, carpet, sinks, sprinklers, dry wall, screws, anything left on site, cannot be purchased with this grant's funding. With that amount, buildable lots could be purchased. The inherent equity would help secure a mortgage loan from a local bank. They only want to learn a trade and improve the lives of their neighbors and community.