Yesterday I went to a volunteer meeting for Habitat for Humanity. This somthing I had in mind for a while but never found a project close enough.
This charity takes old buildings and remodel them into affordable housing, with help of donations and volunteering work. Habitat doesn't give away the house the family have to meet some criteria. The families selected are hard working people with a full time jobs that would be able to pay for a credit. Habitat doesn't make any profit on the home, they sale it at cost. The family also needs to work on their own home for a total of 400 hours, they can get help from family members and friends. There is a huge demand for affordable housing in Bergen County and many families commit to these requirements and hope to own a house one day.
I know very well the house which was selected this time in Waldwick. I drove by so many times asking myself why such a beautiful home wasn't rehabilitated. It is a large house on a main street that was left to decay for years. This is the project chosen by the Habitat for Humanity comity and would be divided in four units. I saw the sign last week, and just knew that this was a perfect opportunity for me. It's funny how things work sometime...
I signed up for two days a week and I am very exited at the prospect to help a family in need.
All volunteers work under supervision of a professional and are not required to have any particular skills, just the time and hart to make this happen.
I am hopping to get my family involved if only for a day, you need to be 16 to take an active part in the construction.
This charity takes old buildings and remodel them into affordable housing, with help of donations and volunteering work. Habitat doesn't give away the house the family have to meet some criteria. The families selected are hard working people with a full time jobs that would be able to pay for a credit. Habitat doesn't make any profit on the home, they sale it at cost. The family also needs to work on their own home for a total of 400 hours, they can get help from family members and friends. There is a huge demand for affordable housing in Bergen County and many families commit to these requirements and hope to own a house one day.
I know very well the house which was selected this time in Waldwick. I drove by so many times asking myself why such a beautiful home wasn't rehabilitated. It is a large house on a main street that was left to decay for years. This is the project chosen by the Habitat for Humanity comity and would be divided in four units. I saw the sign last week, and just knew that this was a perfect opportunity for me. It's funny how things work sometime...
I signed up for two days a week and I am very exited at the prospect to help a family in need.
All volunteers work under supervision of a professional and are not required to have any particular skills, just the time and hart to make this happen.
I am hopping to get my family involved if only for a day, you need to be 16 to take an active part in the construction.
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