SACRAMENTO COUNTY, Calif. —

Habitat for Humanity of Greater Sacramento launched a special program on Veterans Day that will both help and honor veterans.

The veteran-led, veteran-focused projects, repairs, accessibility upgrades and exterior improvements will happen through the holidays with help from partner organizations, Habitat said in a news release.

Volunteers worked at the home of Sacramento County Air Force veteran Shanika Powell on Tuesday. They helped to tackle a costly fence repair and fence installation project that Powell had to put on the back burner for a while.

“I really didn’t know how I was gonna get all this done. I was trying to budget, trying to save. But then, you know, stuff comes up,” said Powell. “You can’t budget and save. The money goes towards that. So, it’s

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