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 …
Neighborhood Revitalization
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 …
Rock the Block – Homeowner Story, Meet Linda
ROCK THE BLOCK – HOMEOWNER STORY Habitat for Humanity helps individuals and families achieve strength, stability and self-reliance through shelter. As part of Neighborhood Revitalization program in Woodland Heights, we hosted Rock the Block. The event is designed to impact multiple individuals and families on one targeted block. Leading up to the event, Habitat staff met with homeowners along Jefferson Ave., in Woodland Heights who needed help with minor …
Smoke Detectors for Woodland Heights
Neighborhood Revitalization In Action: When we describe Neighbood Revitalization (NR) to the community, we like to refer to the “dinner table” visualization. If you think of Woodland Heights and it’s residents as the table, and all of the different chairs pulled to the table for dinner as the community partners providing support, you have the idea correct! We like …
Bowerman Elementary: Coloring for Volunteers
Coloring With Kindergartners: As we continue to expand our Neighborhood Revitalization efforts in Woodland Heights, we’re developing new programs to bring awareness to Habitat’s mission. As a way to engage the youngest residents of Woodland Heights, we turned to Bowerman Elementary to help us complete a special project for our volunteers. A Castle On Viola Street: The Ms. Block’s kindergarten students …