Recent 2011 Project
First, acquire an abandoned house in Bloomfield Garfield and demolish it.
Then, give the Habitat program kids shovels to break the ground.
Build a new home with the support of funders, volunteers, and the family earning sweat equity hours.
Have a celebration and introduce the kids to their new home!
Mom signs a 30-year, interest-free mortgage where she will pay less per month for homeownership than she was paying for rent in subsidized public housing. Habitat is a hand up, not a hand out.
And there's certainly been a major investment into the neighborhood!
Your donations work to eliminate poverty housing in the Greater Pittsburgh area. On behalf of the program families and communities we serve, thank you for your support.
In 2012, Habitat for Humanity of Greater Pittsburgh looks forward
to the development of four key components of our expanded mission to serve local communities:
NEW CONSTRUCTION - one of the core components of our program, we will continue to build new homes when and where appropriate and we will build those homes to green standards.
REHAB - Habitat has consistently worked to rehabilitate homes for new program families. The difference in our new mission is that we will not only rehab home for new homeowners, but we will enable current local homeowners the opportunity to remain in their homes by doing critical repairs (such as roof replacement) at an affordable cost with volunteer labor.
WEATHERIZATION - expanding the number of clients we can serve in a community, our new weatherization program will cover a wide range of funding levels and demonstrate energy conservation for homeowners.
A BRUSH WITH KINDNESS - A new program that includes minor repairs to the exteriors of current homeowners. Activities include painting, landscaping, handicap ramp repair, and other volunteer-friendly activities.
These four construction-based activities will enable Habitat for Humanity the ability to serve more families, impact a broader range of communities, engage additional volunteers, and have a positive overall impact on the Greater Pittsburgh area.
New construction
Rehab
Weatherization
A Brush with Kindness
Join us, won't you? See: www.pittsburghhabitat.org/volunteer.