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Burned house donated to Habitat In 11 years, Habitat for Humanity has built 11 homes in Wayne County: two in North Rose, Newark and Clyde, and one in Sodus, Macedon, Ontario, Williamson and Rose. Work is underway in East Williamson on the 12th house. The house is a three-bedroom ranch, built on the site donated by Ted and Sharon Peters. The 13th house will be a two-story, three-bedroom house in Newark, the first "rehab." Damaged by fire, the house has been donated by Debbie Van Auken. Habitat hopes to turn the disaster of Debbie and her family into a blessing for a low-income family living in inadequate housing. Applications are being accepted now. Completed applications must be received by July 31. To qualify a family of four must have an income between $19,000 and 27,000. Applicants must be in need of simple, decent shelter. The family must also be willing to partner with Habitat and give 400 hours of sweat equity to be invested into the construction of the home or the homes of others. Habitat for Humanity is an ecumenical, Christian ministry. Habitat does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin. Habitat will hold the no-interest, no-profit mortgage. Habitat uses payments made on the mortgage to build other houses in Wayne County. Each house costs approximately $40,000. Habitat for Humanity of Wayne County tithes 10 percent of funds raised and donated to Habitat International to build houses in developing countries. In this way, Habitat of Wayne County at least doubles the number of houses we build, one in Wayne County and one overseas. Click here to see the March 1999 news story of the Hoffman Street fire. Copyright © 1999 |
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