Posts Tagged "House"
“We Built this House” Zambia,Habitat for Humanity
Photography/Producer: Elaine Vedette Tack Editor: Jeff Barnes
Read More“A House, A Home” for Habitat for Humanity
Anna Wilson performs her song “A House, A Home” written in honor of Whirlpool Building Blocks and the Nashville Area Habitat for Humanity. This video was produced by Breeze Productions, Heather Sorenson and Mel Levy.
Habitat for Humanity International visited the NYSE to celebrate 500000th/500001st Habitat for Humanity Milestone Houses in Kenya and Paterson, NJ, on World Habitat Day, Oct. 3. In honor of the occasion, CEO Jonathan Reckford rang The Closing BellSM. Interview by NYSE Anthony Drizis. The 500000th Habitat for Humanity house will be completed in Maai Mahiu, Kenya, on World Habitat Day, Oct. 3. That same day, the walls will be raised on Habitat’s 500001st house in Paterson, NJ, showing the continuing effort to create decent and affordable housing. Events recognizing World Habitat Day continue throughout the month of October, culminating with Habitat’s Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Work Project in Leogane, Haiti, in early November. About Habitat for Humanity International Habitat for Humanity International is a global nonprofit Christian housing organization that seeks to put God’s love into action by bringing people together to build homes, communities and hope. Since 1976, Habitat has served more than 500000 families by welcoming people of all races, religions and nationalities to construct, rehabilitate or preserve homes; by advocating for fair and just housing policies; and by providing training and access to resources to help families improve their shelter conditions. For more information, to donate or to volunteer, please visit www.habitat.org, or follow us at www.facebook.com/habitat or at www.twitter.com/habitat_org or join Habitat’s blog community at www.habitat.org/blog.
Read MoreWatch Habitat for Humanity of Sangamon County (Springfield, IL) Build House #75!
Watch a Habitat for Humanity build in action! This family of 8 received a Habitat Home in Sangamon County (Springfield, Illinois) in 2008 through the hard work and tireless dedication of over 300 volunteers! This is the largest home our volunteers have ever built – but with 7 children, they sure needed the space! Just to pull at your heartstrings a bit, and to reinforce why we do what we do, here’s a little background on what made this build, this family, so special. •Homeowner: Patricia “Patty” Redpath, is a 48yr old Social Worker Sangamon Area Special Education for past 10 years; Masters degree. •Single Mother of 7 adopted children (all children born with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and/or a drug-related Dependency) •7 children: 4 fight depression, 6 are ADHD, 2 have attachment issues with 1 requiring a separate bedroom as a result •This family of 8 lived in a small trailer in a trailer park, no room for adequate living, let alone studying, relaxing and safety from less-than-desirable neighborhood lifestyles (drugs, domestic abuse, poverty, theft, etc.) •Despite their disabilities and income disadvantages, all of the Redpath kids are in swimming, soccer and baseball; 2 in scholastic bowl; all have beyond HS goals (some college, some tech school) Current Living Conditions when Patty entered the Home Ownership Program: She owned her own mobile home/trailer in a rented trailer community; poverty-saturated neighborhood is no longer safe…drug houses, domestic abuse issues …
The Bloomington Bros. get creative.
Read MoreHabitat for Humanity Showcase House
A project by two interior designers, Suzanne Perrin and Denise Inskip-Seale, to beautifully decorate a Habitat for Humanity home totally from donated material, labor and furnishings. The project came out of the designers work with Landmark Education, a global leader in the field of training and development, whose participants achieve higher standards of excellence and learn to think and act beyond existing views and limits. An open house raised 00 for the local Habitat chapter in Plainfield, NJ. More at www.perrindesign.net and www.tigainteriors.com
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