Millcreek Valley Habitat for Humanity

For those of you who missed the nice article in the Cincinnati Enquirer here is the link to the mail article and the related stories. My only complaint is that the Enquirer has the wrong number of foreclosures and mortgages that were paid off. Since 1989 we have had to foreclose on three houses [...]

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Volunteer Dan Dallmer will be taking a group of UC students to Lanatt, Alabama over spring break to build a house there. Their home will be the first of the Chattahoochee Initiative sponor by The Fuller Center and the City Council of Lanatt. The Fuller Center is headed by Habitat for Humanity founder, Millard Fuller. [...]

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For those of you who missed the broadcast last night, here is the link to Channel 12’s newscast which explains how the crime problems on Jackson Street in Lincoln Heights have effected our building program and Habitat families currently residing on this street.
Crime Prevents Habitat For Humanity From Building

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America’s municipal housing directors say that cities are struggling to meet the housing needs of low-income working families and that federal and state governments are not doing enough to support local efforts to ensure housing opportunities in their community.
http://www.nlc.org/content/Files/06_HousingBrief.pdf

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The cost of affordable rental housing climbed again in 2006, out pacing the wages of those who need it most. The national two-bedroom Housing Wage climbed to $16.31 for 2006, up from $15.78 last year. This is the hourly wage a full time worker must earn in order to afford a two-bedroom home at his [...]

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Audio photo gallery: Habitat for Humanity
The Enquirer put together a great audio photo gallery of the house dedications for Brandi Moon and Mike and Darlene Rutledge. Click on the link above and see if you agree.

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