NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION: A HAPPY ENDING By: Melissa Adler, Community Outreach Development Associate, HFHS When Adrianna and Scott bought their house, they inherited a mound of displaced dirt from sewer line repair and a large pile of brush in the backyard. They were excited to get help removing it on April 8 as part of Rock the …
Neighborhood Revitalization
North Springfield Betterment Association
It was “Habitat Day” at the March 2017 meeting of the North Springfield Betterment Association (NSBA). Habitat for Humanity of Springfield, MO staffers Melissa Adler and Chris Houghton provided an overview of Habitat for Humanity to the group of north side businesses people, then gave details about Neighborhood Revitalization efforts in Woodland Heights. Woodland Heights residents John and Jennifer Brizendine received …
Vote to support Moon City Creative District!
VOTE DAILY: MOON CITY CREATIVE DISTRICT Woodland Heights Neighborhood & Moon City Creative District need your help! We’re competing in a nation-wide vote to help revitalize the Moon City Creative District, an area within the Woodland Heights neighborhood. We have submitted a grant application to A Community Thrives to complete more Neighborhood Revitalization projects. If we receive the grant, funds …
Inspiring a Family
NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION: INSPIRING A FAMILY By: Melissa Adler, Community Outreach Development Associate, HFHS The house had a leaky roof and peeling paint. “It was not a pretty house,” says Jennifer. It was also too small for the family of five. Siblings, a girl and boy, shared a bedroom. The baby, now 18 months, slept in …
Habitat is in the Loop
HABITAT PARTICIPATES IN A PILOT PROGRAM CALLED FEEDBACK LOOP: By: Melissa Adler, Community Outreach Development Associate, HFHS “You are pioneers,” she tells a room of Habitat staff. “You are trying something that we want to implement nationwide.” Rebecca Hix, Neighborhood Revitalization Director at Habitat for Humanity International, told us this during a rousing and inspirational talk …
Building a Sense of Community
ROCK THE BLOCK Jennifer woke up at 4 a.m., two hours before her alarm. Today was the day her century old house was getting a fresh coat of paint and she was too excited to sleep. When volunteers from Thrivent Financial arrived around 9 a.m., Jennifer was already dipping her brush. The tidy little ranch with a …
