COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - New beginnings are taking shape in one of Columbia’s historic districts as seven new families have moved into a new affordable housing community.

Eight-year-old O’Nor Cody moved into her new home at Waites Way Townhomes, a newly built community off Two Notch Road.

“My favorite part about having my new home is my ‘softy’ carpet,” Cody said. “I have a new bed, lots of room for all my clothes, and a table to do art homework.”

The $4 million project was built through Homeless No More’s Live Oak Program, an initiative that aims to build more than 200 affordable housing units. Close to 50 units have been bought or built so far.

The two to three-bedroom townhomes are mixed-income housing, offered to families with different levels of income. The project addresses a state

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