40 Volunteers From The Faith Community Will Join Thrivent Financial & Habitat For Humanity To Complete Home Repair Projects, All Part Of Neighborhood Revitalization SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Volunteers from five area churches will join Thrivent Financial, Habitat for Humanity of Springfield, MO (HFHS) and residents of Woodland Heights to “Rock The Block”, a bi-annual event …
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Springfield Public Schools students volunteer with Habitat for Humanity
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS EARN SCHOOL CREDIT BY LEARNING CONSTRUCTION SKILLS WITH HABITAT FOR HUMANITY: Springfield Public Schools Students Work On New Construction Home Build SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – 10 high school students from the Springfield Public Schools will earn school credit by learning construction skills with Habitat for Humanity of Springfield, MO’s (HFHS) construction team. Through …
A Day of Firsts – Habitat Home Run
It was a day of firsts. It was the first time a 5k/10k course ran entirely north of Commercial Street. It was the first time many of the runners and walkers had ever been to Lafayette Park. As far as first impressions go, Woodland Heights hit a home run. The Habitat Home Run 5k, 10k, 1 mile …
What’s the worst part of painting?
What’s the worst part of painting — taping or cleaning brushes? Volunteers from The Courageous Church did these unpopular tasks and more on July 14-15 when they updated the library and closets in the hallways of Bowerman Elementary. Approximately 25 volunteers replaced drab white with cool blue in a room that’s not only a place to read but …
National Women Build Week 2017 Reflection:
Habitat for Humanity’s National Women Build Week is a weeklong event created by Habitat’s Women Build program and invites women to devote at least one day to help families build strength, stability and independence through housing. The week is meant to spotlight the homeownership challenges faced by women. SINCE 1991, WOMEN BUILD VOLUNTEERS FROM ALL WALKS OF …
A Happy Ending
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 …
