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Greater Springfield Habitat for Humanity (GSHFH) is a housing ministry dedicated to strengthening communities by empowering low-income families to change their lives and the lives of future generations through homeownership opportunities. This is accomplished by working in partnership with diverse people, from all walks of life, to build simple, decent affordable housing.

Habitat's mission to provide homeownership opportunities to low-income fmilies is unique as it requires partner families to work alongside the community that is reaching out ot help them. Each Habitat partner family provides "sweat equity", or physical albor toward the construction of their own home, other Habitat family homes and special projects. Partner families provide between 250-400 hours of sweat equity and participate in educational programs to help them achieve successful homeownership.

Habitat partner families are selected based on three specific criteria:

- Ability to pay a zero-percent interest mortgage

- Need for swimple, decent shelter

- Willingness to partner with the organization, sponsors and community volunteers

Greater Springfield Habitat for Humanity has helped over 26 families realize their dream of homeownership over the last 20 years. Of the families helped, more than 50 percent of these families are single mothers looking for an opportunity to allow their children to grow up in a safe, affordable home.

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WOMEN BUILD 2008!

Lowe's Clinics for Women Build

Lowe’s at 1600 Boston Road, East Springfield, will host a series of building clinics for volunteers interested in helping with Women Build 2008. The purpose of the clinics is to give Women Build participants the opportunity to learn, practice and gain confidence prior to working on the Habitat construction site.

The Lowe’s Women Build Clinics are a series of six workshops that will focus on hand and power tools, framing walls and roofs, exterior siding, roofing shingles, insulation and drywall, and interior painting and trim.

The clinics will be offered as two complete series - a weekend series and a weekday series on Wednesday nights from 6 – 7:30 p.m. and Saturday mornings from 9 – 10:30 a.m. There is a minimum of 10 women participants and maximum of 20 women participants per session. Participants must be able to attend all six workshops to register. Registration is first come, first served, and the deadline is April 18.

The Wednesday schedule is April 23, April 30, May 14, May 28, June 4 and June 11. The Saturday schedule is April 26, May 3, May 17, May 31, June 7 and June 14.

To RSVP, please contact Allison Cook at cook@habitatspringfield.org or call (413) 739-5503.