MEDIA UPDATE: Young Family Celebrates Central Oklahoma Habitat for Humanity New Home Dedication in Cornerstone Creek

A young family of three is now reaping the rewards of affordable Habitat homeownership after months of hard work, fulfilling their sweat-equity volunteer hours by building their own and others’ Habitat homes.

The family plans to move into their new house with their nearly three-year-old son, Cash, and their dog. Bryce celebrated the family’s Central Oklahoma Habitat for Humanity’s (COHFH) new home dedication on Thursday, April 23, with Habitat staff, community members and local clergy.

For the young parents, homeownership means more than four walls — it means freedom — a yard where their son can play, a place where their dog can roam and a future where their child can blossom.

The new Bryce-Mikenna three-bedroom, energy-efficient Habitat home.

(L-R) COHFH Assistant Construction Manager Bruce Kennedy stands proudly beside new Cornerstone Creek homeowner Bryce B. and Habitat Construction Superintendent Justin Crim during Bryce’s home dedication. new house with their nearly three-year-old son, Cash, and their dog. Bryce celebrated the family’s Central Oklahoma Habitat for Humanity’s (COHFH) new home dedication yesterday, April 23, with Habitat staff, community members and local clergy.

(L-R) COHFH’s new Volunteer Coordinator Joely Dixson and All Souls Episcopal Church Chapter of the Daughters of the King Member Vicki Reynolds smile during Yesterday’s Habitat home dedication in Cornerstone Creek. Reynolds later presented the new homeowner with an engraved Bible.

In their New Home Construction application, the couple said that partnering with Habitat also offers the chance to build generational stability. During the family’s home dedication, Bryce said he appreciates all the help his family has received in building and buying his new Habitat home.

Bryce and Mikenna wrote that they began building their life together several years ago when they moved into their first apartment as they prepared to welcome their first child. They have worked steadily to create a better future, with Bryce advancing his career as a CDL truck driver and Mikenna recently graduating to become a medical assistant.

“We want our home to be our sanctuary,” Bryce said. “This opportunity is not just for us as parents, but for our children and the generations to come.”

Bryce B. displays the keys to his new Habitat home in Cornerstone Creek in Oklahoma City. He is the father of a young boy, Cash, and is engaged to co-homeowner Mikenna S.

To learn more, visit www.cohfh.org. To donate, text MAKEHOMEHAPPEN to 50155 or call 405-232-4828.