Roseland families move into brand new homes, thanks to Hope Center Foundation, working to build 1K on Chicago’s Far South Side [Video]

CHICAGO — Three Roseland families moved into their brand new homes Wednesday.

They are the start of the Hope Center Foundation’s purpose to build 1,000 homes in communities of need.

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It’s been nearly 60 years since a newly constructed home has been sold in Roseland.

Now, there are more than just homes. For one grieving mother, moving in is her way of remembering her son.

Linda Brown-Wilson prayed for the very moment.

“We had a house fire, and we lost everything,” Brown-Wilson said.

Since 2020, she and her husband were dependent on the help of family and friends, often changing clothes in public bathrooms. And then, life got even harder.

“I lost my son. So, this is bittersweet because he always, he was trying to help us get a home,” Brown-Wilson said.

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Now she …