As a life-long resident of Jackson, Mississippi, Alfred D. is no stranger to the city’s hot summers.
For many years, he had a home air conditioning system to keep the humidity and high temperatures at bay. However, the retiree’s air conditioning system finally, after more than 20 years, gave up the ghost. He didn’t have the more than $7,000 needed to replace it and do necessary repairs to ductwork beneath his home.