Ground broke on a new home for a single mother in West-Windsor and she says she couldn't be happier.
Habitat for Humanity held a ceremony for their 62nd build project Saturday.
The house will be the 62nd built in Windsor by the organization since 1994.
It's part of the Carter Work Project, habitat affiliates across Canada are building 150 homes for Canada's 150th.
Several members of local government and several sponsors gathered at 4895 Matchette Rd. near Armanda St. to mark the start of a new chapter for one lucky family.
Thirty-six-year-old Lyndsay Kutyma and her three-year-old-son Riley started the process last November and she can't say enough about how well she's been treated by the organization.
"Greatest organization I've every come across here in Windsor. Not judgmental, very open," she says."Even if you just want to go volunteer at their resale store, they're amazing. I've never met a greater bunch of people in the city of Windsor."
Construction on the 980 sq ft raised-ranch begins Tuesday, and Kutyma can't wait to pitch in to get the job done.
"I've learned so much already just volunteering at their store," says Kutyma."I can't wait to get in there putting in floors and building walls, knowledge is always good to have."
Kutyma told AM800 their current living situation is less than ideal for Riley.
She says her apartment in Central-Windsor isn't even close to what her growing son needs.
"We have about 700 sq ft right now, it's just not enough room for me and Riley," Kutyma says. "We're basically living in the same living space all the time whether it's the bedroom, the living room, we don't have a dining room. It's just so open concept that it feels like we're just living in one room."
What's outside the new home is just as important as what's on the inside, according to Kutyma.
She says living on the top floor of an apartment building on a busy urban street doesn't give Riley many options to play outside without having to travel.
"It will be good for him, he can explore. I know they told me that the back yard is going to be humongous, so he'll have lost of play space," she says. "Malden Park's right there, Mic-Mac Park, so it will be good for him."
Habitat Windsor manager Pamela Breault is involved in the process from selecting families to finishing their new homes.
Giving the single mother something she's always dreamed of, and her son the stable home he deserves, is something she says never gets old.
"I really am very fortunate to be able to know that every day I go to work and I'm helping people achieve their dreams of having a home for their family," Breault says. " A lot of these families didn't think they would have that opportunity. It's a very humbling and gratifying experience."
The estimated value of the home will be $180,000, according to Breault.
Lyndsay and Riley should be able to move into their new home as early as September of this year, just in time for Riley's first day of school.