Habitat for Humanity: Building Homes for a Stronger Community By Lisa Cerri, Director of Volunteer Services, Habitat for Humanity - Duluth We've all heard about the housing crunch! We've got hundreds of college students housed at the Edgewater Hotel due to lack of housing. Hundreds of renters with no place to go. And try to find a house for sale in a reasonable price range! Lots of programs in Duluth seek to address this housing crisis. Habitat for Humanity-Duluth goes one quantum leap further by actually building homes! We are making a direct impact on the number of homes available, creating home-ownership, building community, and strengthening neighborhoods. Our plans are to build eight to ten homes per year for the next couple years. We could use a hand! Right now we're working on completing four homes in west Duluth (Gary New Duluth on Commonwealth in front of Stowe Elementary School, to be exact). Our hours are Monday - Saturday 8 am to 4:30 pm. We're building right through the winter! So, you can swing by after work and vent all that pent-up frustration or just enjoy being outside doing something truly "constructive." There are also countless opportunities to do non-construction volunteer work for Habit. Call or email: 391-4663 or gloryboundMM@aol.com These articles are retained on the web for historical interest and do not necessarily reflect the views or goals of DPPA today.

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