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Willie has no running water, limited electricity, holes in her walls, and much of her walls and plumbing are unfinished in Greenwood, MS, on January 28, 2022. The meter socket is seen behind her missing the glass covered meter - unconnected. Delta Design Build Workshop has been working with her to apply for U.S. Department of Agriculture USDA Rural Development RD Housing Preservation grant money to fix what her fixed income and disability can not support. Inside, she uses a flashlight to walk through what was to be her bedroom to her also unfinished bathroom. Outside, she has no water meter, so no running water; on a temporary post, the utility company provided an electrical outlet. It takes up to five extension cords to get electricity from the outdoor outlet, through a hole in an exterior wall, seen to the right of her, and onto essential appliances inside, such as a heater, refrigerator, lamp and others. USDA media by Lance Cheung.