Delco family's nightmare ends after getting the support needed to stay in their home

By KYW Newsradio 1060

ASTON, Pa. (KYW Newsradio) — An Aston, Delaware County family gets the support they need to stay in their home after a yearlong construction project ends Thursday and a celebration with all those involved takes place Friday.

For the past year, improvement work has been going on at the home Aaron Kisela and his wife Meghan purchased three years ago. They thought it was a dream home for their growing family, but it turned into a nightmare.

"There were cracks in the ceiling, the floors were slanted and everything else," Meghan said.

Several support beams were removed by a previous owner and the house was collapsing. The cost to correct it was overwhelming.

"We borrowed money from family, used our tax returns, maxed out our credit cards and actually took out an extra loan," Aaron said.

Aaron is a police officer and an EMT, and once the Travis Manion Foundation heard about his predicament, they wanted to help to honor Aaron’s endless contributions to the community as a first responder.

Other partners joined in to create a space in the basement for reading, drawing and playing, and Aaron says the new basement will be kept free of electronics.

Hunter, 5, can't wait to share it with his sisters.

"Because it's the new playroom," he said.

A state-of-the-art kitchen with all of the latest finishes and appliances was also provided.

"I'm so excited to get in there to cook and bake to feed these hungry kids," Meghan said.

The family was also given a brand new heating and cooling system.

"We are very blessed for having everybody involved," Aaron added.

KYW Newsradio's parent company Entercom Communications Corp. and other business joined forces with the Travis Manion Foundation to work on the organization's Operation Legacy Service Project.