Donate a car to Cars for Homes™ and help build houses

Your vehicle donation can help a family build a home, and the hope of a better life! Car, truck, boat and RV donations help Habitat for Humanity build houses in partnership with families in need of decent, affordable shelter. Donate a car, truck, boat, RV or other vehicle to Cars for Homes™, Habitat for Humanity’s official car donation program, by calling 1-877-277-4344 toll free or online at www.carsforhomes.org

WHAT'S NEW !

ReStore has a blog. The link is: http://saginawhfhrestore.blogspot.com/.
"Check out our new blog for our current inventory!"

<-- See our new Inspiration page. You can contribute.

- Online Donation
- Saginaw County 10-Year Plan
- Strategic plan
- Green guidelines

Go to: http://www.hfhvolunteerinsurance.com/
You've made an important decision to be a Habitat for Humanity volunteer. Helping a family obtain a safe, decent and affordable home is a very gratifying experience. And whether you're accustomed to working in construction, have no experience at all, or fall somewhere in between, it's crucial that the work you do on the jobsite is done safely.

That's why the Habitat for Humanity Affiliate Insurance Program has designed an Online Safety Course just for Volunteers. This course is a very effective training tool for volunteers prior to volunteer day. It's easy to use... takes just 30 minutes to complete... and empowers you with the safety knowledge you need to be an effective part of your Habitat home build. Upon completion of the online course, the Habitat affiliate you are volunteering for will receive a certificate of completion for their records.

First read the Course Instructions and then you're set for taking the course.

• HABITAT BLITZ 2009!
  
  

  Join us for our 12th multi-house blitz build: HABITAT BLITZ 2009! including our milestone 150th house!

  June 12 – July 3 (except Sundays)

  Houses #149 (map):

  2404 Moonglow. Future home of the Aeder family. Sponsored by Thrivent Financial for Lutherans and Lutheran Churches

  Houses #150 (map):

  2390 Moonglow. Future home of the Maldonado famiy. Sponsored by Thrivent Financial for Lutherans and Lutheran Churches

  House #151 (map):

  471 Stoker. Future home of the Santos family. Sponsored by Catholic Churches of Saginaw County and the Deacon Floyd and Viola Belmer Estate.

  House #152 (map):

  461 Stoker. Future home of the Burton family. Sponsored by Church Workers United, African-American Christian Unity, United Methodist Churches, SVSU Battle of the Valleys, the estate of Helen Hain and the Frank N. Andersen Foundation

  
  
  

• Meet your Neighbor: Laura Fox, Saginaw
  
  Read the Saginaw News interview with our long term volunteer Laura Fox.
  
  
  
  
• Saginaw County Habitat for Humanity Building Blitz starts today
  
  Read the Saginaw News article about the Blitz build.
  
  
  
• Saginaw Habitat for Humanity Building Blitz 2009 begins today in Carrollton and Saginaw Township
  
  See the Saginaw News slide show about the Blitz build.
  
  
  
  
• Sunday September 13: 3rd Annual Anna Luis Salon & Day Spa Unlocking Hope fundraiser.
  
  Voted Best of the Best (again!) in 2009. All proceeds from services including tips to benefit Saginaw Habitat for Humanity. Services sell out, so book your appointment early for Hair Cutting, 30 min Massage, 30 min. Facial, Manicures & Pedicures. Over $4,000 raised in the last two years. Food, refreshments, and silent auction. Click here for printable flyer.
  
  
  
• Habitat volunteer to receive Presidential Service Award from First Gentleman of Michigan
  

• Longtime Saginaw Habitat for Humanity volunteer Robert (Bob) DuCharme was selected to receive the President’s Call to Service Award to be presented by the First Gentleman of Michigan, Daniel G. Mulhern at a ceremony Monday June 22. The presentation will occur at 11:30 am at the site of House #152, 461 Stoker in Carrollton Township.  Mr. DuCharme is being honored for his lifetime of service. First Gentleman Mulhern is Chair of the Michigan Community Service Commission, the state agency charged with funding and supporting programs to encourage Michigan residents to volunteer. 
  
  
  To encourage and recognize outstanding volunteer service and inspire others to volunteer, the President’s Council on Service and Civic Participation created the President’s Volunteer Service Award. These Awards honor those Americans who have made serving a central part of their lives and show that when you help your neighbor, you are helping your nation.
  
  
  Awards are given to youth ages 14 and under who have completed 50 or more hours of volunteer service; to individuals 15 and older who have completed 100 or more hours; and to families or groups who have completed 200 or more hours. Lifetime achievement is recognized with a special President's Call to Service Award, which honors those who have provided more than 4,000 hours of service over the course of their lifetime.
  
  
  Saginaw Habitat for Humanity Executive Director Paul Warriner said,” Saginaw Habitat for Humanity depends upon the dedication of volunteers. Bob DuCharme is a dedicated servant-leader and the kind of individual that makes our communities healthy and prosperous. Our partner families and the affiliate are grateful that he has chosen us as one of the ways he fulfills his commitment to others. He is an example for all.”
  
  
  In addition to his construction-site service, Bob regularly leads a group of volunteers at Freeland United Methodist Church who make and sell eggrolls to support Habitat for Humanity and also serves as Tittabawassee Township Clerk, and HealthSource Saginaw board of trustee Chairman.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• ABC12 HFH Deconstruction Coverage
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Habitat Deconstruction
  
  Read about it in the New York Times
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Habitat goes Green!
  
  
  
  
  
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• "Saginaw Habitat for Humanity has tithed to Papua New Guinea HfH since our founding in 1987. Please click on the link for pictures and news from PNG."
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• Food Sale Schedule - First United Methodist Church
  

  Freeland United Methodist Church (204 E. Washington) is starting up their monthy eggroll sales. $10/dozen with all proceeds to benefit Saginaw Habitat for Humanity. Call 695-2101 to order yours. Be sure to order early, as they do sell out (for good reason). Cameron gives them two forks up!
  

   

  Date	Photo	Name
  Sept. 25th		Egg Rolls
  Oct. 23rd		Egg Rolls
  Nov. 20th		Egg Rolls
  Dec. 12th		Christmas Cookies

  
  ... Methodists like to eat.
  
  
  
• Another Habitat success story
  
  

  Sitting in the pleasant and inviting atmosphere of Zada Bailey’s home the pride she has in her home is clearly evident.  When talking with Zada about her Habitat house, the question was asked, “So are you glad you made the decision to apply for a house?”  “Glad?  I asked God for it!” she replied.  “I had wanted a house and had been looking for a long time but every avenue I went down I didn’t qualify for a variety of reasons; income wasn’t good enough, etc.  I prayed to God to let me have my own house before I turned 50 years old.”
  
  

  “My prayers were answered when Habitat accepted my application when I was 49 years old.  The opportunity presented itself and I took it.  I’ve never been sorry.  I always knew it would be up to me to maintain my house and take care of it and that is what I’ve been doing.  It didn’t have to be grand or a mansion, just a roof over my head that I can say is mine.”

  
  Zada graduated from Arthur Hill High School and has been a special ed assistant for the transportation department with the Saginaw Public Schools for 24 years.  She has a daughter and three granddaughters.  She is raising two of those granddaughters, Makeisha and Whitney, and they are both currently attending Delta College.  Makeisha is studying physical therapy and Whitney is considering secondary education.
  
  Zada moved into her new Habitat home in 1998.  “Having my own home with our own yard and a bedroom for each of the girls was truly a blessing for our family.” Zada’s father always told her, “You make one step and God will make two for you.”  Zada says, “He sure will.”
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

• Saginaw Habitat for Humanity Announces the
  Home Repair and Neighborhood Improvement Program
  Saginaw Habitat for Humanity will operate a home repair program as part of its affordable housing program. The HRP will give approved County homeowners the opportunity to obtain low cost repairs to their home, with low cost financing, so that their current home becomes (remains) a decent and affordable place to live.. More...
  
  
  

• Donate a car to Habitat’s Cars for Homes™ vehicle donation program
  Your car donation can help a family in your community build a house and the hope of a better life!

  Car donations to Habitat’s Cars for Homes™ program help Saginaw Habitat for Humanity build houses in partnership with families in need of decent, affordable shelter within your community.

  It is quick and easy to donate a car, truck, boat, RV, motorcycle, construction equipment or other automobile, and your vehicle donation may be eligible for tax deduction purposes if you itemize. (Consult the IRS or your tax adviser for details.)

  Donate cars to Habitat’s official vehicle donation program
  Call Cars for Homes™ at (877) 277-HFHI (4344) toll free or process your car, boat, RV donation online now!

  http://www.habitat.org/carsforhomes/

  
  

• <- click here On-line donation is a great way to donate to Habitat for Humanity. We receive the money with no transaction fees and you can donate with full confidence in the security of the transaction. Your on-line donations are handled by the professionals at Habitat for Humanity International. Be sure to click the orange Designate Your Gift button on the left side and type in the zip code 48602
  
  
  
  
  

• Saginaw County 10-Year Plan:The Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA) asked each county/community in Michigan with a CoC (Continuum of Care) to write a 10-Year Plan to END homelessness. This is a departure from the typical agency mindset to manage homelessness. There is a national movement toward Housing First, which says get a person into housing first, and THEN they will be more open to the offer of supportive services. It has always been my goal to have the service providers improve their discharge planning to include what happens AFTER they leave each shelter/transitional housing program. I have always thought we needed to get people ready for PERMANENT Housing (like Habitat, for instance)... and this plan will ensure that anyone requesting HUD or MSHDA money from now on will have to conform to the 10YP (including the concept of Housing First). You will be reading and hearing about this more in the next few months and years, and we want everyone to become familiar with the plan’s Goals & Objectives. –Cameron Brady

  . Read the plan here...(851KB)
  
  
  
• ReDistribution Program
  Items collected are distributed to the homeless and near-homeless in Saginaw County to help make houses into homes. Read the flyer or go to the ReStore page to learn more.