Brotherhood of St. Andrew
Dallas Assembly
Episcopal Diocese of Dallas
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PROJECTS - HABITAT FOR HUMANITY |
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2004 Project |
Every year since 1996, the Dallas Assembly of the Brotherhood of St. Andrew has partnered with Dallas Area Habitat for Humanity to construct a home with a deserving family in the City of Dallas. The Brotherhood raises the funds needed for materials and organizes volunteers to build the house. Over the years many Chapters of the Brotherhood in the Episcopal Diocese of Dallas have participated in this worthwhile ministry Dallas Area Habitat for Humanity selects a deserving family that is qualified to purchase the home. Once qualified, a Habitat family must put in 400 hours of "sweat equity" on their home as their down payment, and they obtain a 30 year no-interest loan from Habitat for the current $80,000 purchase price. Typically, the monthly payments for principal, taxes and insurance on their new three bedroom, two bath, central heat and air-conditioned home are less than the rent the family is paying for substandard rental housing. The Habitat "builds" which take place each Fall are chronicled weekly on this site to enable the volunteer workers and other interested persons to view pictures and see the construction progress. Use the links at the left for a chronicle of each year's Habitat project. A link to the Dallas Area Habitat for Humanity site is also provided. On September 6th, construction began on the Brotherhood's 13th Habitat house at 4714 Joseph Wiley in east Dallas. The Dedication of the new home of Lorraine Wells and her family will be Saturday, November 8 at 1:00 PM. Look for an announcement about the Dedication on the main page a few weeks before hand for details. |
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Version 4.1, September 14, 2008 |