The families who live in these conditions are just one short step away from homelessness and all the problems associated with living on the street.
Doesn’t it make sense to do whatever is possible to help the very low-income families stay in their homes?
The cost of basic home repairs can be expensive. But the cost of homelessness is even greater.
South Sound Habitat for Humanity and the Rochester Organization of Families (ROOF) Community Services agree. They have launched a modest housing-repair program in the Rochester area to help the rural poor stay in their homes.
The Christian housing ministry best known for helping low-income families achieve home ownership through volunteer, self-help construction projects has pledged $25,000 in revenue from its ReStore retail store in Olympia to serve as seed money for a home repair program in south county.
It took about 20 minutes at a ROOF turkey basket giveaway during the recent holiday season to identify some 25 families in need of home repairs they cannot afford.
The $25,000 won’t go too far. But, if businesses and families donate to the program, South Sound Habitat for Humanity vows to squeeze extra value out of every dollar donated through its network of volunteers, contractors and building suppliers willing to donate and discount their services. It’s a project worth supporting. For more information call Curt Andino, executive director of South Sound Habitat for Humanity at 360-956-3456.
