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Another New Start
On a cold and wet morning in February, DeKalb Habitat started another new house in Lithonia. The sponsors were there, along with the family, to help strike the first nail. 
Here, Marjorie Snook of NewFields, hammers the first two boards together, followed by a student from Martin Luther King Jr, High School 
The family who will own the house was also on site, along with extended family, all of whom will help build the house in 12 weeks. 
The first day is especially exciting as many hands help to get the walls standing. All the activity kept the volunteers warm and too busy to notice the mud.
The Sponsors have filled all the volutneer slots on this build 
, but another one will start later in February, so click on the Sign Up Today VolunteerUp button to the left if you are interested in working on a rehab in March and April. 
Dedication: New Beginnings
On January 31, the house on Glenvalley in Decatur was dedicated. This represents a new beginning for the house and the family who have 
bought it from DeKalb Habitat.
About one year ago, this house burned, and when DeKalb Habitat received it as a gift, there was a lot of burned trash to remove and cleanup to do.
With the help of volunteers, this house has been completely renovated as a 4 bedroom, 2 bath home for a family from Ethiopia. 
Here the family is warmly welcomed by Brenda Pace, president of the East Lake Terrace Neighborhood Association.
Other atteedees included Chris Morris, Director of the Department of Community Development (in the middle), and 
Bettye Davis from DeKalb County CEO Burrell Ellis's office. They are here with Joe Stoner, DeKalb Habitat Executive Director.
For information about the houses we are currently building, click HERE.
DeKalb Habitat--who we are
Habitat for Humanity--DeKalb's mission is to prvide affordable home ownership opportunities and support to working families in partnership with religious, community, business and government organizations--as well as our homeowners.
We partner with low income families who contribute 'sweat equity' hours building their own and others' houses. We also partner with businesses, churches, foundations, and campus chapters to build affordable houses.
Click here for information about our Audit and Strategic Plan
On our web site you can:
- Discover how you can help as a volunteer, sponsor or donor;
- Keep up with news about our projects and activities;
- Follow the progress of the houses we build.
By working as partners, we can eliminate the problems of homelessness and substandard housing in our community. If you or someone you know would like to qualify for a Habitat house, click here for information on applying for a home.