Officials and volunteers celebrate the Thursday opening of an ADFAC home for Oak Ridge resident Carly Gilbert, second from right. From left are ADFAC board president Tom Marshall, Oak Ridge Mayor Tom Beehan, a Tennessee Housing Development Agency representative, Oak Ridge National Laboratory Director Thom Mason, and ADFAC Executive Director Annie Cachiero.
She’s been living with her parents in west Oak Ridge, but child care worker Carly Gilbert will soon have a home of her own.
The 25-year-old expects to move into a home on Robertsville Road within about a week. She has a 30-year-mortgage on the home, built with the help of Aid to Distressed Families of Appalachian Counties and volunteers from UT-Battelle, which manages Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
“I’m a little overwhelmed but very happy,†said Gilbert, a teacher for Anderson County Early Head Start in Oliver Springs. “I’ve never owned a home.â€
