Monday, March 10, 2008

Habitat for Humanity is a Christian organization that provides simple, livable homes to the needy. Homeowners are selected based on need and ability to pay a mortgage and other necessary homeowner expenses, such as utilities. Habitat does not discriminate in the selection of homeowners.

Habitat For Humanity Hood County (HFHHC) builds four houses each year. We are presently building in the Rancho Brazos area, behind the American Legion Post, off Davis Road.

HFHHC is somewhat unique in Habitat International (of which we are a dedicated part) in that we build four homes a year with no paid staff. All of the administration, as well as the construction, is done by volunteers. That means that all funds donated to Habitat For Humanity Hood County go toward the construction of Habitat homes.

HFHHC is now building houses # 41 and # 42. Habitat homeowners contribute 300 hours of "sweat equity" on their house or another in construction. We delight in getting to know these new homeowners, and they learn valuable home-owning skills.

We work on Wednesdays and Saturdays, beginning at about 8:30 AM. Lunch is usually at 11:30, and is provided by a local church or business group. That's another uniquely Granbury thing. In most communities, Habitat workers bring a sack lunch. Here, many churches provide an excellent lunch. We welcome new volunteers to come out and join us on any workday.

For more information call 817-573-2812

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