As of May, 2009, Hattiesburg Area Habitat for Humanity has completed 50 houses in the Hattiesburg Metro area. Current Projects: 1 house in Rawl Springs - March, 2009 House for the Harris-Jordan family as part of the 2009 Collegiate Challenge program Completed and Dedicated in May, 2009 Video:  Wingate University during Collegiate Challenge Future Projects*: 7 - 10 houses for the 2009-2010 fiscal year Includes Hattiesburg Area Habitat's first subdivision *All building depends on funding and volunteer labor resources.

Before the clearing began on August 5th

Clearing on August 6th

 

 

 

 

Current status after September 25th Weekend Build

CELESTE PLACE SUBDIVISION

Habitat Project Description:  Hattiesburg Area Habitat began site development work for its very first subdivision of Habitat homes in August, 2009.  The build site is located just off of Edwards Street at 1741 Edwards Street, Hattiesburg, MS.  Our plans are to build ten (10) houses including green space which would be landscaped with a small park-like area for the families.  From April, 2008 to May, 2009, multiple application orientations were held to select the first set of families who will qualify for these homes.  The families have incomes within the low-income range of 30 – 60% of the area median income and are in need of simple, decent and affordable housing.  Currently, we have six (6) of the ten (10) families selected. 

The exciting part of this project is that Hattiesburg Area Habitat was approached in 2008 by First Baptist Church of Hattiesburg with the idea to build all ten (10) houses with members from the faith community as part of a weekend blitz build in 2009.  The planning committee selected Friday, September 25^th through Sunday, September 27^th as the blitz build weekend.  This blitz build encompassed multiple organizations such as churches, schools, businesses, etc. coming together in unity to help Hattiesburg Area Habitat build for families in need of affordable housing.   

Habitat House Sponsorships:  By July, 2009 we had commitments from fourteen (14) area churches pledging to come together to build/sponsor five (5) of the ten (10) houses.  These house sponsorships range from 10% of construction costs at $7,000 for partial sponsorship to 100% of construction costs at $70,000 for a full sponsorship.  These sponsorship dollars cover the actual construction costs associated with building these houses, such as materials, tools, foundations, professional labor fees, as well as some of the land and infrastructure costs.  Sponsors also provided the volunteer labor for the house in which they sponsored during the blitz build weekend.  Our volunteer committee also recruited additional volunteers, both individuals and groups, to help in this effort.  Other sponsorships were available for meals, beverages, ice, t-shirts, media, etc.

The Goal:  The goal of this blitz build project was to have all five (5) houses near completion at the end of the build weekend.  To accommodate this effort, we had volunteers, such as student groups and others, work with us during the weeks just prior to the build weekend to pre-build the walls, site preparation, and other things.

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What was our last multi-house build? 

Click the link(s) below to see the pictures from the Carter Work Project in our community:

 16 Collins Street - Hayes Family - Completed

 45 McCall Street - Burns Family - Completed

47 McCall Street - Mobley Family - Completed                                

6 Annie Christie Street - Portis Family - Completed

 8 Annie Christie Street - Hill Family - Completed

• See First Baptist Church of Hattiesburg documentary intro of 48-hr blitz build of the Hill Family house!

• See footage from the First Baptist Church of Hattiesburg 48-hr blitz build of the Hill Family house.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Special thanks to all those who helped make the Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter Work Project in Hattiesburg a successful build week!