Habitat Wake Happenings

Habitat Wake Happenings

Americorps 2011
Americorps, the domestic version of Peace Corps, is in the news lately. It’s in the news because some lawmakers in Washington have proposed eliminating the entire program. This past weekend the House of Representatives passed a measure eliminating the program as part of a deficit reduction strategy.
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Habitat Wake Happenings

Tom Gerdy & The Road Trip Crazies
Back in 1988, as we were launching Habitat for Humanity in Lynchburg, Virginia, I met a builder who was eager to help. In fact, on our very first build day on December 1, he was there with some of his crew helping to build Stella Culpepper’s home. Tom Gerdy is his name.
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Habitat Wake Happenings

Welcome to our blog
Welcome to our blog! Our plan for this blog is to provide some insights, from our perspective, into the issues surrounding affordable housing, particularly in Wake County, NC. We’ll also plan to highlight some of the great work happening around affordable housing in our area and the many organizations out there serving different segments of the need continuum. And as a Christian housing ministry that is inclusive of others from different faith backgrounds, we’ll plan to write from the viewpoint of a faith-based housing provider and how faith compels us to reach out to ou
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Americorps 2011