Teresa Buck steadies her hand as she aims a screwdriver toward the frame of what’s to become a bedroom wall.

In north Jackson’s Broadmoor neighborhood early Saturday morning, Buck and more than a dozen volunteers, mostly women, drilled away at fresh lumber, laid glue and lifted frames, following the blueprints for Buck’s future home.

Hopefully by the new year, she will be crossing the threshold of her new house built by Habitat for Humanity, something the 32-year-old has been waiting for since she first applied last fall.

“ I’m getting nervous because I’m fixing to be on my own,” Buck said. “I’ve never been on my own.”

Buck isn’t new to the Habitat for Humanity model for homeownership. Her mother purchased her first home from Habitat for Humanity in 1999, and they’ve been living in Jac

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