Over 150 members of AmeriCorps will join Wake Forest residents Monday, May 19, to kick off five hectic days of AmeriCorps’ Build-a-Thon with Habitat for Humanity during which they will build three houses, complete two more and repair the exterior of eight Wake Forest houses.
The kick off will take place from 8 to 8:30 a.m. at Olive Branch Baptist Church on Juniper Avenue. The community dedication will be held Friday, May23, from 5 to 5:45 p.m. at 406 Spring Street.
Habitat of Wake County pledged earlier this year to build five houses in Wake Forest, and two are partly complete while the foundations have been placed for the three to be built during the week. The repair project is called A Brush with Kindness and has been carried out for the past few years by Habitat and its volunteers.
This year’s AmeriCorps Build-a-Thon will also take place in Des Moines, Iowa, and St. Croix, Wisconsin.
AmeriCorps engages more than 80,000 Americans in intensive service each year at nonprofits, schools, public agencies, and community and faith-based groups across the country. Since the program’s founding in 1994, more than 800,000 AmeriCorps members have contributed more than 1 billion hours in service across America while tackling pressing problems and mobilizing millions of volunteers for the organizations they serve.
Habitat for Humanity of Wake County builds safe, affordable houses for qualified homebuyers regardless of race, religion, or background.
Each Habitat home is built in partnership with homeowner families, sponsors, and volunteers. Habitat houses are sold for no profit to the partner family through an affordable 20-year, zero percent interest mortgage.
Habitat Wake will build 32 homes in Wake County this year. For each home built in Wake County, a home is built in Honduras. Another 35 local families will receive assistance through Habitat Wake’s A Brush with Kindness exterior repair program.
Financial support is provided by corporate, foundation, faith and individual sponsors, the Habitat Wake ReStores, the DeConstruction program, mortgage payments, and other charitable efforts. For additional information on programs, to make a contribution or volunteer, please visit www.HabitatWake.org.
