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SI Family Whose Home Was Damaged By Sandy Moving Back In With Help From Grant
By: Amanda Farinacci
Nearly 11 months after Hurricane Sandy destroyed their home, a Staten Island family is finally moving back and credits a leap of faith decision to apply for a grant from the National Builders Association for making it possible. NY1's Amanda Farinacci filed the following report.
A statute of the blessed mother sits outside 171 Roma Avenue. It is the only thing Jodie Prestivino says was left of her home after Hurricane Sandy.
"I think it was just shock," Prestivino said. "You don't know what to say or do. You're just walking around and looking at what's destroyed.
Nearly everything was destroyed in the house Jodie's husband Bob has lived in his entire life. Water filled the basement and all their belongings were tossed around. So when the couple returned to see their newly rebuilt home, emotions were high.
Read more at http://www.ny1.com/content/news/189355/si-family-whose-home-was-damaged-by-sandy-moving-back-in-with-help-from-grant