Habitat for Humanity Housing Partnership
We are thrilled to announce that we will be partnering with Habitat for Humanity of Fulton County, Ohio on an upcoming housing project!
Habitat for Humanity of Fulton County has repurchased an existing Habitat home to “recycle”. The previous Habitat partner family was blessed with an opportunity to move forward in her life, thanks in part to her Habitat experience. Although Habitat’s existing partner families are not ready to be homeowners yet, Habitat felt led to repurchase this home and recycle it as a community service project. We are so excited that Habitat has decided to partner with Sara’s Garden on this project. We will be able to provide this home as short term living quarters for our clients and families who travel here for services. This is an exciting opportunity to combine our efforts and thus further both missions to help more families in need.
Coming up in the near future, there will be opportunities for volunteer groups to come clean, paint and lay new flooring in order to get the home ready for families to stay.
Below is a schedule of events for the upcoming Sara’s Garden home recycle project:
Friday, April 24th & Saturday, April 25th – Painting & Trim Work
- Two 4 hour volunteer shifts
- 1st Shift: 8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
- 2nd Shift: 12:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
- 15-20 volunteers needed per shift
- Snacks and lunch provided
Friday, May 1st & Saturday, May 2nd – Flooring
- Two 4 hour volunteer shifts
- 1st Shift: 8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
- 2nd Shift: 12:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
- 10-15 volunteers needed per shift
- Snacks and lunch provided
Friday, May 8th & Saturday, May 9th – Punch List and Cleanup
- Two 4 hour volunteer shifts
- 1st Shift: 8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
- 2nd Shift: 12:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
- 10-15 volunteers needed per shift
- Snacks and lunch provided
Friday, May 15th & Saturday, May 16th – IF NEEDED
- Volunteers and shifts will be determined at a later date if needed
- Snacks and lunch provided
Sunday, May 31st – House Dedication
You are more than welcome to work the entire day if you want. If you are interested in volunteering by yourself or with a group, please contact Matt or Paul at 419.335.7272 as soon as possible.
Since Habitat for Humanity of Fulton County, Ohio was established in 2007, they have put 10 families in safe, affordable housing. Habitat for Humanity is continually grateful for contributions they receive from the United Way, churches, businesses and individuals in order to complete these vital projects. Although this is a recycle project and not a new build, funding is still necessary to complete the project’s updates.
Habitat for Humanity of Fulton County wants to put faith into action, completing this recycle project by June 1st so that they can begin a new construction project this fall. Habitat’s new Home Repair Ministry is beginning this month and they want to serve a second family with a new construction next year. The need for Habitat’s ministry is ever-growing.
We are asking for many things besides volunteers – prayer, monetary donations for building materials, hospitality (meals for the job site), and for you to spread the word. How much funding is needed? Habitat estimates that it will cost approximately $7,000 to complete this Recycle project for Sara’s Garden. Building the new home that they hope to start in the fall is much more expensive. It costs $50 to build one square foot of a Habitat home so they need $67,500 to complete that project. Please prayerfully discern how you may serve this ministry. You can join their Square Foot Club to help them reach their goal of recycling 1, repairing 1-3, and building 2 new homes by year-end 2016.
Habitat for Humanity is a local ministry, serving the needs of neighbors in our county. For more information or to schedule a representative to visit your organization, contact the Habitat office at 419-335-7000 and ask for Heidi Kern, the executive director. Please prayerfully consider how you can provide safe, affordable housing by volunteering or making a donation to their mission. Gifts may be designated to specific projects, including the Sara’s Garden recycle. Thank you for what you are considering. Habitat supports and connects individuals and groups in their desire to use their spiritual gifts to glorify God.
