Lexington Habitat for Humanity has kicked off the 2025 building season this year.

The organization is not only looking to provide housing stability, but also to raise awareness about mental health.

>> It's not just building a House for building a home, the foundation for stability and a legacy of Loma resilience.

We are incredibly hard to dedicate this building memory of grace and Parker, young man whose kindness, compassion and generosity touched so many box.

The Parker family is long been a cornerstone of Lexington Habitat for humanity.

Since 2005 is part of 21 homes.

I'm sure the families have a safe, stable place to live.

Grayson Parker with our son.

We have 2 great children.

He was our youngest.

He was.

Happy child.

It was an unsuccessful ago student athlete.

College graduate.

Seemed happy.

Active life full of things.

And we lost him certainly without warning on March 25th of last year.

Yet undiagnosed Depression and mental illness.

And it made us realize that that's a lot more common.

And we had ever thought.

So this bill does that memory of Grayson and also to highlight mental illness.

Now pervasive in colleges and hard to see sometimes if you don't.

What Real York.

So this bill will be done is his memory.

>> And with the ongoing legacy of my dad, Larry, to continue building homes for people that need the children who grow up and stable housing and 20% less likely to experience severe anxiety.

>> Reinforcing the importance of projects like this for Jennifer and her daughter.

This home represents more than shelter, represents hope dignity and a future filled with possibilities.

This town home will be fully excess accessible to meet Jennifer Saunders meets research shows the housing instability significantly increases the risk of depression and anxiety.

>> The study published by the Social science and medicine found that individuals experiencing housing instability.

Our 200% more likely to suffer from depression and 150% more likely to experience anxiety than those and stay positive.

Vincent story.

As a reminder to us that even those who seem strong and successful can struggle with unseen bows, mental health matters.

And it is okay not to be okay.

Too often people suffer in silence, afraid to speak up.

We want to change that.

Foster says of community and support and encourage each other.

Your mental health matters.

And it is okay to ask for help.