Mississippi Home of Your Own, a program of the University of Southern Mississippi's Institute for Disability Studies, will host a one-day workshop in Hattiesburg Aug. 17. A light lunch will be served. The workshop is designed to help people with or without disabilities work toward home ownership. Workshop graduates who do not currently own a home will be considered for financial assistance from the City of Hattiesburg's Down Payment Assistance Program, and the Mississippi Department of Economic and Community Development. The Mississippi Home of Your Own program was recently named as one of the 50 National Fair Housing Award Winners by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Space is limited.