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'Seeing him happy': Oklahoma mother gifted home with safe space to raise son with autism

Before Wednesday, Robin Coleman said her family felt unwelcome in apartments because her son has autism.

'Seeing him happy': Oklahoma mother gifted home with safe space to raise son with autism

Before Wednesday, Robin Coleman said her family felt unwelcome in apartments because her son has autism.

OKLAHOMA CITY. WOW. YEAH, AN AMAZING MOMENT HERE. BEFORE TODAY, ROBIN COLEMAN TOLD ME THAT HER FAMILY DIDN’T FEEL WELCOME LIVING IN APARTMENTS BECAUSE HER SON HAS AUTISM. PUTTING A ROOF OVER THEIR HEAD AND MAKING HIM FEEL SAFE IS WHAT THIS MOM SAYS MADE HER MAKE THIS HAPPEN. NOW, TODAY, NINE YEAR OLD RASHAWN TURNED THE KEYS TO HIS BRAND NEW HOME, EVEN HELPING MOM PUT OUT THE MAT. THE WELCOME MAT. RASHAWN WILL LIVE HERE WITH HIS MOM AND GRANDMA THANKS TO CENTRAL OKLAHOMA HABITAT FOR HUMANITY. THIS NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA CITY HOME WAS BUILT MOSTLY BY WOMEN. IT WAS THE NONPROFIT’S 20TH HOME IN THEIR WOMEN BUILD PROGRAM. ROBIN TOLD KOCO SHE’S MOVED BY THE VOLUNTEERS WHO MADE THIS HAPPEN AND IS LOOKING FORWARD TO STARTING THIS JOURNEY WITH HER SON. SEEING HIM HAPPY, YOU KNOW, HIM BEING ABLE TO RUN UP AND DOWN THAT JUST WHEN HE CAME IN AND TOOK HIS SHOES OFF, THAT WAS ENOUGH FOR ME. THIS IS ONE OF THOSE NONPROFITS THAT REALLY DOES SOMETHING SUBSTANTIAL FOR THEIR CLIENTS. YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? TO BE ABLE TO SEE A HOME BUILT FROM THE DIRT UP TO WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE NOW, IT’S A WONDERFUL THING. YOU JUST HEARD FROM OKLAHOMA COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY VICKI BEHENNA. SHE WAS THE HONORARY CHAIR FOR THE WOMEN BUILD THIS YEAR IN MAY 25TH OF HER AND HER STAFF MEMBERS CAME OUT HERE TO THE HOME A
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'Seeing him happy': Oklahoma mother gifted home with safe space to raise son with autism

Before Wednesday, Robin Coleman said her family felt unwelcome in apartments because her son has autism.

Before Wednesday, Robin Coleman said her family felt unwelcome in apartments because her son has autism. Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.Putting a roof over his head where he could be free is what pushed Coleman to make this dream a reality.On Wednesday, Coleman’s 9-year-old son, Rashon, turned the keys to his brand-new home, even helping his mother put out the welcome mat.>> Download the KOCO 5 AppRashon will live in the new home with his mother and grandmother thanks to Central Oklahoma Habitat for Humanity. The northeast Oklahoma City home was built mostly by women, with the nonprofit saying it was its 20th home in its women-build program.Watch the video above to learn more.Top HeadlinesAt least 40 horses dead at Oklahoma ranch in possible faulty feed incidentOklahoma Election Results: OKC hotel tax increase, Guthrie school bond passes; Piedmont propositions failTarantula infected by fungus that inspired zombie TV show‘Dukes of Hazzard’ star applauds Edmond student for flying American flag from pickupOklahoma grocery tax cut takes effect Thursday, stores prepare for change

Before Wednesday, Robin Coleman said her family felt unwelcome in apartments because her son has autism.

Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.

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Putting a roof over his head where he could be free is what pushed Coleman to make this dream a reality.

On Wednesday, Coleman’s 9-year-old son, Rashon, turned the keys to his brand-new home, even helping his mother put out the welcome mat.

>> Download the KOCO 5 App

Rashon will live in the new home with his mother and grandmother thanks to Central Oklahoma Habitat for Humanity. The northeast Oklahoma City home was built mostly by women, with the nonprofit saying it was its 20th home in its women-build program.

Watch the video above to learn more.


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