Habitat For Humanity Looking For North Escambia Volunteers

March 7, 2008

Pensacola’s Habitat for Humanity is look for some North Escambia volunteers to help make six homes in the Molino a reality. Janet Westlake from Habitat’s told the Walnut Hill Ruritan Club Thursday night she needs them and other community groups.

westlake.jpg“A lot of the labor to build our homes comes from groups in the community,” she said.

During the construction of the typical home, constructions supervisors lead volunteers in the framing on the house. Then students from the George Stone Area Vocational-Tech Center for the electrical, plumbing and heating/cooling because George Stone instructions are licensed contractors. Then volunteers return to paint and do landscaping.

A Habitat home is not a free handout; home recipients must have the ability to repay a small mortgage payment, typically in the $400-$450 range, each month. That money goes into the program to build future Habitat homes. In addition, the residents must provide 300 hours of “sweat equity”, working on their own home.

Volunteers do not need construction knowledge, although those with construction knowledge can be extremely helpful in the construction of a Habitat home, Westlake said.

The six Molino Habitat homes will be constructed on Schaag Road in Molino.

For more information on Habitat for Humanity’s plans to build six homes in North Escambia, click here for a previous NorthEscambia.com story.

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Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under News