One of the Medium Term Goals for Habitat For Humanity is to build a "Neighborhood" complete with HOMES for those who need "A Hand-Up" (Not a Hand-out), along with a neighborhood park, a church and a County Wide Community Center, to house events for crowds of 500-1000 people.
Possible land may be available for such a venture, however this project is by no means cheap. Land alone for the project is roughly $1.6M + Building costs are on top of that. Does this mean it's impossible? Absolutely not! However, it will take alot of cooperation from the Cities, the County, the business people and the public.
Habitat For Humanity has long had a perception of being an organization that builds houses and gives them to homeless or poor people. This is not true. Habitat was formed to build simple, decent, affordable HOMES for those hard working, honest people who have just never been able to get over that "Hump" to be able to afford their OWN HOME. Single working parents, families that are just starting out, grociers, tellers, teachers, cashiers, etc MAY ACTUALLY QUALIFY for a Habitat HOME. Habitat is not a slum-lord, nor do they give houses away.
Potential "Partners" for Habitat HOMES, undergo thorough background checks, financial history requirements and have to provide a certain number of "Sweat Equity Hours" where the family actually helps build a home and help Habitat throughout the community or in the ReStore. I would personally be proud to live in a neighborhood of Habitat Partner Families!
So, knowing that Habitat chooses it's families very carefully, and helps those that need help - would the community, the businesses, and the officials support this effort?
Please Comment on our Blog Site of on our Habitat Facebook Group Site...
Thanks for your honest comments and assistance...
Ron Bishoff
Executive Director/C.O.O.
Habitat For Humanity of Jessamine County
RonBishoff@HabitatForHumanityJessamineCountyKY.org
Friday, May 28, 2010
Habitat Wish List
Habitat Wish List
From Time To Time We Find Ourselves in Need of Volunteer Help and Donations for Specific Items...
This List Changes Rather Quickly - Check Back Often!
If you can Help In Any of These Areas or Know Someone Who Can,
Please Contact
Our Executive Director - Ron Bishoff
@ 859-881-1906
RonBishoff@HabitatForHumanityJessamineCountyKY.org
JUNE 2010 NEEDS
Physical Items:
Donation of a Scissor Jack
Donation of a Mid-Sized Pick-Up Truck for small hauling and pick-ups
Donation of Resurfacing (Asphalt) and Lining of our Parking Lot
Donation of Speed Bumps for our Parking lot
Donation of Florescent Light Fixtures to add more light to our Retail Complex
Donation of Air Conditioning Unit (and Installation) for our Retail Complex
Donations of Building Materials, Electrical Fixtures, Plumbing Fixtures, etc.for Our "Habitat HOMES"
Donation or 2 Battery Operated Saw-Zals to replace those Stolen From Our Home Job Site
Donation of Outside Signs to replace old outdated and deteriorating signs.
Volunteer Opportunities:
Plumbing Help: To Help Hook Up Outside Water Spickets, and Inside Testing facilities for Washing Machines
Electrical Help: To Help run electricity and hook up light fixtures to add more lighting in our ReStore, and also to run 220 current to inside Testing facilities for Dryers.
Concrete Help: To Help resurface floors in our ReStore and build ramp at our front doors
Painting Help: To Help RePaint Walls and Trim in our Retail Complex.
Additional Volunteer Opportunities:
We Currently have Build opportunities available for 18 years+
(Now Through the entire summer)
Help Those That Need
"A Hand-Up" Not A Hand-Out
We have ReStore Opportunities available ALL summer
We have Special Events planning opportunities through the summer and fall
Help With Concerts, Art & Crafts Shows, Angel Food Ministries,
Summer Celebration, Jessamine Jamboree, RockFence Concert Series, and more!
We are also in need of administrative help through the end of the year.
Have Experience in Accounting, Data-Entry, Organization, Grant Writing, Fundraising or Just want to help Where you can?
From Time To Time We Find Ourselves in Need of Volunteer Help and Donations for Specific Items...
This List Changes Rather Quickly - Check Back Often!
If you can Help In Any of These Areas or Know Someone Who Can,
Please Contact
Our Executive Director - Ron Bishoff
@ 859-881-1906
RonBishoff@HabitatForHumanityJessamineCountyKY.org
JUNE 2010 NEEDS
Physical Items:
Donation of a Scissor Jack
Donation of a Mid-Sized Pick-Up Truck for small hauling and pick-ups
Donation of Resurfacing (Asphalt) and Lining of our Parking Lot
Donation of Speed Bumps for our Parking lot
Donation of Florescent Light Fixtures to add more light to our Retail Complex
Donation of Air Conditioning Unit (and Installation) for our Retail Complex
Donations of Building Materials, Electrical Fixtures, Plumbing Fixtures, etc.for Our "Habitat HOMES"
Donation or 2 Battery Operated Saw-Zals to replace those Stolen From Our Home Job Site
Donation of Outside Signs to replace old outdated and deteriorating signs.
Volunteer Opportunities:
Plumbing Help: To Help Hook Up Outside Water Spickets, and Inside Testing facilities for Washing Machines
Electrical Help: To Help run electricity and hook up light fixtures to add more lighting in our ReStore, and also to run 220 current to inside Testing facilities for Dryers.
Concrete Help: To Help resurface floors in our ReStore and build ramp at our front doors
Painting Help: To Help RePaint Walls and Trim in our Retail Complex.
Additional Volunteer Opportunities:
We Currently have Build opportunities available for 18 years+
(Now Through the entire summer)
Help Those That Need
"A Hand-Up" Not A Hand-Out
We have ReStore Opportunities available ALL summer
We have Special Events planning opportunities through the summer and fall
Help With Concerts, Art & Crafts Shows, Angel Food Ministries,
Summer Celebration, Jessamine Jamboree, RockFence Concert Series, and more!
We are also in need of administrative help through the end of the year.
Have Experience in Accounting, Data-Entry, Organization, Grant Writing, Fundraising or Just want to help Where you can?
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