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Philip Do, a participant in the Housing Resources of Western Colorado’s Self-Help Homeownership program, describes plans for his backyard on Oct. 3, 2024, at his home in the Butner Estates subdivision in Grand Junction, Colo. The program helps qualified families who otherwise wouldn’t be able to afford house purchases build homes. Photo by Barton Glasser / Special to The Colorado Trust

December 4, 2024

From Sweat Equity to Home Equity

In Mesa County, a federally funded program allows participants to afford their homes by building them themselves.

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