Partner family expresses gratitude
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 We
received the following note from a partner family over the holiday season: "I want to thank everyone at Habitat. For the first time in four years, we are
able to have a tree and Christmas decorations. Our home is the best gift of all
this year." |
Unexpected $27,500 gift from foundation
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On
Dec. 29, 2009, Habitat for Humanity of St. Joseph County received an
unexpected donation of $27,500 from the Roger I. and Ruth B. MacFarlane
Foundation in Palos Verdes Estates, California.
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Three words added to mission statement
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Since our inception in 1987,
Habitat for Humanity of St. Joseph County has provided homes for 128 families
and desires to build 34 more homes from 2010-2012. Our mission has always been
"to build simple, decent, affordable homes;" but as we move forward, we are
adding three words to our mission statement: "with lasting
value." This will affect the design of
our homes, the materials we use, and the location of our
builds.
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New Habitat license plates now available
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 Habitat Indiana's special license plate recently underwent a makeover when the State of Indiana asked that all special plates follow standardized guidelines for layout to increase the ease of production.
The new plates are available as of January 1, 2010. The plates cost forty dollars and will help to fund the local Habitat affiliate for which they are purchased.
Please contact your local DMV for more information on purchasing your Habitat license plate.
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Neighborhood Revitalization Initiative
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In recent years, some affiliates
have broadened their efforts and moved from doing strictly new construction to
also including rehabilitation and repair of rundown homes. According to Habitat
for Humanity International, now is the time for affiliates to diversify the
housing solutions they can provide to a community. Those interventions can
range from major projects, such as new construction and vacant house
rehabilitation, to smaller efforts such as home repairs and weatherization. In
fiscal year 2008, the housing interventions reported by U.S. affiliates
broke down as follows: new construction (81 percent), rehabilitation (10
percent) and repairs (9 percent).
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Grant Update for 2009
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Habitat for Humanity of St. Joseph County is blessed to
receive many grant monies to support the work that is done here in St. Joseph County. (Please
note that this in not an all-inclusive list, but rather a listing of larger
grantors.)
St. Joseph County Consortium
HOME / Community Development Block Grant
$90,751 / $38,667
Federal Home Loan Bank of Indianapolis
Affordable Housing Program / Homeownership Opportunities Program
$51,725 / $5,000
Habitat for Humanity International
Self-Help Homeownership Opportunity
Program (SHOP)
$66,278
Habitat for Humanity International
Softwood Lumber Grant
$38,972
Habitat for Humanity International
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Grant
$52,266
City of Mishawaka
HOME monies disbursed to HFHSJC
$30,000
We are thankful for these generous granting
organizations! Watch for upcoming
feature articles on each of these organizations and exactly how they support
the mission of our affiliate. |
ReStore Sale--20% off purchases more than $100
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 Come in to the Mishawaka or South Bend ReStore and save 20% on your purchase of 100 dollars or more. Our stores are open Tuesday through Friday, 10-6, and Saturday 9-5. Click here for details. |
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Thank you for all you do to support our mission and eliminate poverty housing in St. Joseph County!
Sincerely,
Habitat for Humanity of St. Joseph County |
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| Partner Family Spotlight:
Melissa Jones
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Melissa Jones has been paired with the Notre Dame Student build. Her home was started last fall and will be completed this spring. Click here to find out more about Melissa's home. |
Fifteen New
Partner Families
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| We are pleased to announce that we will welcome fifteen new partner
families into our program! To begin their partnership, we'll be holding
our new partner family orientation Saturday, Jan. 9. We had record
attendance at our last round of informational meetings, providing us
with many qualifying families. Following are the names of the selected
applicants. We are excited to be able to serve these families in the
upcoming years.
Edgar
Alexander & Zoraida Lugo
Kirk Bell
Shelly Campbell &
Jordan Peters
Serica Ellis
Faith Ford
Veronica Frederick
Elyse & Esther
Gasigwa
Edward & JoAnn
Hughes
Melissa Konkol
Geary & Mary Locke
Jose & Marisol
Mayorga-Serrano
Jeremy & Miriam
Njoroge
Audrey Parker
Maxine Pruitt
Maxine Smith
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