“My
fervent prayer is that our
combined lights will be so bright that millions of people will see
our good work and God will be glorified as never before. We will
make shelter such a matter of conscience that we will, in fact,
eliminate poverty housing and homelessness. Maybe, just maybe,
God wants us to use the theology
of the hammer as a means to draw
His divergent family close together. Perhaps God is calling us to
issue
a joint invitation to “the strangers”
of this world to come in and enjoy the abundant life that Jesus said
he came to bring.”
Millard Fuller, Founder & PresidentHabitat for Humanity International
Celebrating
20 years of serving the Lakes Area!
We are a Christian non-profit
organization that strives to build simple decent
affordable housing. Lakes Area Habitat for
Humanity is a locally run affiliate out of
Brainerd that is a member of a world wide effort
to eliminate poverty housing! We service all of
Cass, Crow Wing & Hubbard Counties. We've also
built homes on the Mille Lacs Reservation.
We
partner with local businesses,
volunteers, clubs and churches to help build
homes with qualifying families. Volunteers
provide most of the labor, and individual and
corporate donors provide money and materials to
build Habitat houses. Partner families
themselves invest 300 hours of labor - "sweat
equity" - into building their homes and the
homes of others. Their mortgage payments go into
a revolving Fund for Humanity that is used to
build more houses.
We
select families in a way that
does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex,
color, age, handicap, religion, marital status,
or because all or part of the applicant's income
is derived from public assistance.
Over the last 21 years, Lakes
Area Habitat for Humanity has worked
successfully with community volunteers, churches
and businesses to build and renovate 75 homes
with families. It’s life changing work for our
volunteers as well as the families we serve.
Habitat for Humanity offers qualified families
the opportunity to buy a simple and decent home
affordably. Lakes Area HFH Partner Families and
volunteers have built homes in the communities
of Baxter, Brainerd, Breezy Point, Crosby,
Crosslake, Cuyuna, Deerwood, Emily, Federal Dam,
Fort Ripley, Hackensack, Hinckley, Ironton,
Isle, Jenkins, Lake Shore, LaPorte, Onamia,
Park Rapids, Pillager, Pine River, Riverton, Scearcyville and
Walker. The over 250 people in those families
now have a decent home through the good work of
Lakes Area Habitat for Humanity.
Goals for
the year:
With the support of the
community, we are striving to serve 5
families this year. LAHFH
continues to be among the top house producers in
the U.S. That says a lot about the compassion
and volunteerism of area residents. There are
currently 1,700 Affiliates in the country.
Thank You
Volunteers
We never could have made it
without the support and helping hands from our
wonderful volunteers. Your presence and words of
encouragement have truly been immeasurable. Know
that you are blessed and that you have made a
difference.
We are a Christian non-profit
organization that strives to build simple decent
affordable housing. Lakes Area Habitat for
Humanity is a locally run affiliate out of
Brainerd that is a member of a world wide effort
to eliminate poverty housing! We service all of
Cass, Crow Wing & Hubbard Counties. We've also
built homes on the Mille Lacs Reservation.
We
select families in a way that
does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex,
color, age, handicap, religion, marital status,
or because all or part of the applicant's income
is derived from public assistance.
