Town Helps Make Bay Shore Family's American Dream Come True

BAY SHORE, NY - A local family saw their dreams come true as Islip Town officials unveiled their brand new home in Bay Shore on Friday.

A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held to help present Mariluz and Luiz Castillo and their four children their newly constructed home.

The two-story colonial on Hyde Park Avenue is 1,400 square-feet in size and has four bedrooms.

The couple came to the US from Peru in 2003 as resident aliens with green cards before they were naturalized in 2016.

Mariluz is an employee at Positive Promotions in the Town of Islip, and Luis works for SJG Deli Corporation in Melville.

On top of their full-time jobs, the couple works two additional part-time jobs.

This is why Islip Supervisor Angie Carpenter wanted to help make the American Dream come true for the family.

The home was provided to the family by the Town of Islip Community Development Agency (CDA) and Suffolk County, through the 72-H program.

Under the program, the County is able to transfer vacant land to the CDA, who then builds a new, energy star home that compliments the community.

The CDA provides the financing by subsidizing the purchase price through low and no-interest home mortgages, low-down payments and with no closing costs, making home buying affordable.

It was a happy moment for the family, who celebrated during the ceremony surrounded by officials including Carpenter, Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone; Islip Town Councilman John Cochrane; CDA Executive Director James Bowers and CDA staff.

"It is truly heartwarming to join with the Castillo family, as they prepare to move into their new home and make memories that will last a lifetime," Carpenter said.