Source: Rutland Herald, September 8
MANCHESTER – The state has granted an Act 250 permit for a long-term project that could see up to 22 units of affordable housing built by the Bennington Area Habitat for Humanity.
The permit, issued on Sept. 2, would allow Habitat for Humanity to start the project planned for the Jennifer Lane area in Manchester. [More ...]
Tags: Act 250 Permit, Habitat for Humanity, Manchester
Source: Wall Street Journal, July 2
By Dawn Wotapka
“EAST PATCHOGUE, N.Y.—A dozen female volunteers gathered recently in this blue-collar Long Island town, enduring the heat to help form the entryway of an 1,100-square foot home for Cheri Sabolenko and her two young children.
The Sabolenko house will soon join more than 5,000 other homes expected to be built, repaired and rehabilitated in the U.S. this year by a well-known addition to the upper echelon of America’s largest home builders: the nonprofit group Habitat for Humanity International. [More ...]
Tags: Habitat for Humanity, Housing Market
Source: Rutland Herald, June 25, 2010
“SPRINGFIELD- The Greater Springfield Vermont Area Habitat for Humanity is accepting applications for a home that will be built in Springfield this summer.
To qualify, applicants must show a very specific need for decent affordable housing. They must have a household income of no more than 60 percent and no less than 45 percent of the county’s U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s median income, according to the size of the family. For example, income limits for a family of four are between $28,725 and $38,300…”
Full story: Habitat for Humanity accepts applications
Tags: Habitat for Humanity
Source: Burlington Free Press, June 17, 2010
By Dorothy Pellett
“Groundbreaking for the first Habitat for Humanity homes in Charlotte deserves a festive event, a group of residents decided.
Since January, a dozen people have met to plan ways to involve community members in the building process. They will host a picnic supper with jazz-inspired music Friday at the Old Lantern on Greenbush Road, followed by a ceremonial groundbreaking for the first home. It’s billed as a BYOS — bring your own shovel. [More ...]
Tags: Charlotte, Habitat for Humanity
Source: WCAX.com, May 15, 2010
By Jack Thurston
“Burlington, Vermont – May 15, 2010
At just 16 years old, Amanda LeBeau knows girls and women can do just about everything guys can. “Women can do anything. If they really want to, they can!” she beams.
So she’s rolling up her sleeves and helping build a better future for herself and her family. “I hope that we’ll be able to have a beautiful house,” the high school sophomore says. “Because I’ve never actually lived in a real house.” [More ...]
Tags: Habitat for Humanity, Homeownership, Member news
Source:Rutland Herald, April 10, 2010
“SPRINGFIELD — The Springfield Area Habitat for Humanity is searching for property to develop into an affordable home for an eligible family.
The group is looking for a parcel of land on which to build a new house or a house that can be rehabilitated in Andover, Rockingham, Cavendish, Chester, Grafton, Ludlow, Weathersfield or Weston. Any property donated to Habitat for Humanity is eligible for a tax credit. [More ...]
Tags: Habitat for Humanity
By Dorothy Pellett
“CHARLOTTE — The first Habitat for Humanity home to be built in Charlotte is slated for construction this summer. It will be the first in Charlotte — and it also will take the lead in energy efficiency among Habitat homes in New England. [More ...]
Tags: Affordable Housing, Charlotte, energy efficiency, Habitat for Humanity
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