Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity and the Asheville Area Episcopal churches have begun a new home for a worthy Asheville family (Raul Campos, Carmen Ramirez, and their three children). Their four-bedroom house is being built in the Chapel Park Place neighborhood of the Shiloh community,. There are many different opportunities to participate for anyone interested.
For more information, call Bill Doyle at call 777-3236 or email william_doyle@bellsouth.net. Ask him to add you to the email list for a steady stream of updates on the project!
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You may also find out more by going to the Episcopal House news page on the All Souls website.
The Campos-Ramirez Family
Raul, Carmen, and their children currently live in a neighborhood with documented drug activity, prostitution, and violence. They are eager to move to a safe, decent and affordable Habitat home.
Carmen sums up her desire for a Habitat house: “Our home has always been a sacred place, but as time has passed we have witnessed with great sadness that our neighborhood isn’t a safe place to raise our children…Our windows have been broken, our car damaged, and the power lines cut…When we heard about Habitat, we started dreaming again of a safe, peaceful and dignified place that we can call home.”
Raul has been a waiter for the past 12 years, and Carmen works in housekeeping at a local hotel. Both received strong recommendations and encouragement from their employers to apply.
The family’s home will be in Habitat’s Chapel Park Place neighborhood in the Shiloh community. Their 4 bedroom/ 2 bath house will be sponsored by the Episcopal churches.
How Habitat's Home Ownership Program Works
- Qualifications - Residency, Need, Willingness to Partner and Ability to Pay
- Approved families contribute “Sweat Equity” which includes volunteering in the Home Store, Office or Jobsite and taking classes like Manage Your Money and Basic Home Maintenance.
- Habitat sells homes at no-profit to partner families who pay a 0% interest mortgage for the cost of the house, over a 30 year term.
Asheville Area Habitat Facts and Figures
- Since 1983, 217 houses built; 850+ adults and children served
- 1,650 volunteer hours are needed to build one Habitat house
- Building a Way Home campaign: introduce Neighborhood Revitalization Initiative (NRI) to broaden scope of housing services; expand the Home Store by 13,000 square feet; acquire & renovate 33 Meadow Road building; and acquire & develop land for 150 future Habitat houses.
How You Can Help
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Make a financial contribution. Please write a check towards 2011 Episcopal House IX. Make it payable to your congregation and put “for Habitat House” in the memo line. Checks may also be made payable
and sent directly to:
Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity
33 Meadow Road, Asheville, NC 28803
Please be sure to include the name of your congregation in the memo line. - Volunteer on the construction site. YOU can help build the 2011 Episcopal House IX! No experience required and all over the age of 16 are welcome! See your church’s volunteer coordinator to schedule dates.
- Volunteer in the ReStore. The ReStore relies heavily on volunteers. To learn more about volunteering in the store, please contact Alison Taylor at 210.9377 or volunteer@ashevillehabitat.org.
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Donate to, or shop in, the Habitat ReStore. Your contributions to our inventory and your purchases both contribute to Habitat’s overall mission of building safe, decent and affordable houses. ReStore
proceeds cover all of our administrative and fundraising costs and support our building program. Call 254.6706 to learn more. - Hire our Deconstruction Team. Asheville Area Habitat’s Deconstruction team works with builders, developers and homeowners to salvage reusable building materials from structures prior to remodeling or demolition. Salvaged items are sold to the public in the ReStore and proceeds fund the building of affordable houses. Salvageable items include appliances, building supplies, cabinets, doors, windows, flooring, etc. Contact Joel Johnson at 777-4258 or jjohnson@ashevillehabitat.org.