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Mission Statement of
Needham Interfaith Habitat |
In response to the strong need for affordable housing in Needham, the faith community joins together to develop a
Needham Interfaith Habitat for Humanity house. |
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| Interested in volunteering? |
For members interested in helping to build Needham House, there are 3 ways
that you can get involved.
Volunteer through your Needham house of worship
Each house of worship
has had the opportunity to reserve and host four build days for Needham
House. Please contract your house of worship to get involved to support
their build efforts.
Additional build days will soon be available through Boston Habitat.
Please click here or go the following link to get additional information:
http://www.habitatboston.org/volunteer.html.
Become a super sub!
Are you flexible for late breaking requests. Willing
to work on a variety of tasks! This is the area for you. Please send your
name and contact information to us at info@needhamhabitat.org. Please
specify any special skills that you have as well. When we have an urgent
need for individuals to fill out group work teams, we will send a note and
give you an opportunity to build! Sign up now and get in on the fun!
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| Building Update |
Look out Needham, it's finally happening. After many years of prayer and
planning, this year the Needham House will become a reality.
This spring we have completed the purchase of the lot and will now begin to
build our first Habitat for Humanity home. Please drive by and check out our
progress over the coming year.
May should bring flowers as well as a newly cleared excavation to prepare for our foundation work.
Ladies and gentlemen, please warm up your hammers. We will be swinging them in no time! |
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| Family Selection Update |
The Family Selection Committee is now working hard to narrow our list of
applicants for the Needham House. We are prayerfully in the final stages of
this process and look to make a decision in the early summer.
Once the family has been selected, we will begin the construction process in earnest.
This timing will allow the family to participate in the build process and
fulfill their sweat equity commitment. |
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Join the community and NIH as we complete fundraising for a Habitat Home here in Needham!
Please become a part of this wonderful project by making a commitment to be a regular donor for the next year.
Click here for a printable Donor Card
We think you’ll want to add us to your list of worthy local charitable donations for 2009.
Click here for a FUNDRAISING LETTER
More information on our goals, activities, how families are chosen, and tax-exempt status,
click the "About Us" and "FAQ" links in the black bar at the top of the page.
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The Groundbreaking Ceremony Will Be Held on Sunday, July 26 at 3:00pm. Public Invited!
Click green headlines below for full details on each of our current stories:
House Plans Available.
The image above is a concept drawing for the home at 5 Bancroft St. to be built by NIH and our affiliate Greater Boston Habitat;
it was developed through the hard work of the Greater Boston Habitat construction committee with leadership provided by Norberto Leon, R.A.
Click image or headline for more images!
The house's dimensions and elevations fit well on the lot; the drawings are still in draft stage.
Needham Interfaith Habitat will build a 3-bedroom, 1.5-bath home of approximately 1300
square feet, an “entry level” home into the Boston suburban housing market.
Habitat Closes on Bancroft Property
| This spring we have finally concluded the Purchase and Sale agreement with Needham.
The property is now ours and we can begin our construction plans.
This agreement was officially concluded in early April.
The signing of this agreement along with the grant of our building permit allows us to begin building the Needham House.
We would like to extend a special thanks to Allison Driscoll, Stephen Nolan, Dave Tobin, Kate Fitzpatrick , Rich Gatto, Lark Palermo and all the Town Selectmen.
This agreement would not be possible without their efforts, contributions and participation.
Dig out those nail belts and hammers, it will soon be time to build!
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