2017 Habitat Catholic Build Set To Begin
Habitat for Humanity of Evansville has announced that the 2017 Catholic Build will begin on Aug. 11-12 with construction of the new home’s foundation. The Catholic Build is located at 230 Cass Ave., in Evansville.
Weather permitting, construction will progress through raising of the walls by the end of August.
Several parishes in the greater Evansville area share responsibility for various elements of the annual Catholic Build. Volunteers are welcome throughout the construction, and volunteer registration is available online:
- Go to eee.evansvillehabitat.org
- Click on the “Volunteer” button
- Click on “Click here to Volunteer Now”
- First-time volunteers, click “Fillin an application”
- Returning volunteers, click “Log into your account”
- Once logged in, click on the “Opportunities” tab
- Click on the “Catholic Build” volunteer event
- Click “sign up”
- Confirm your sign-up
For assistance in registering to volunteer, contact Habitat-Evansville Workforce Manager Andrea Ward at 812-423-5623, Ext.33, or email award@evansvillehabitat.org.
About the future homeowner
Mallory is the mother of 2-year-old twin boys Kingston and Kobe. She has worked in the healthcare field for the past four years and has earned a 2-year degree in criminal justice. Her goal is to serve on the Evansville Police Department.
“Right now, my dream is too get into our home, then get started on my career,” she told Habitat-Evansville. “This is a great opportunity for me and my kids at the perfect time. Because of my work with Habitat, I know that I will have a forever home.”
Mallory praised the Habitat process for prospective home owners, which includes a commitment to complete sweat-equity hours before taking possession of a new home.
“My schedule is great right now between work, kids and sweat quity,” she said. “Everything has just flowed together, and the people involved have helped make it work for me. It’s awesome how it’s worked out.
