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Building in Aitkin in 2020
Habitat is building in Aitkin in 2020. Call 218.927.5656 or email
annschwartz@habitatforhumanityaitkincounty.org for information
to volunteer, donate, or apply for the home.
218-927-5656
214 First Avenue NW Aitkin, MN 56431
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Build to fight hunger
Saturday, September 28, 1-3 p.m.
The Journey North Church, Aikin
Nails and Nosh
Thrivent and Habitat
Build to Fight Hunger
is a brand new event for all
ages in Aitkin County.
Come to The Journey North Church on Hwy. 210 in west Aitkin from 1-3 p.m. on Saturday, September 28.
We'll build items to benefit local food programs. Other fun includes stations to practice building, make slime, put together birthday bags and sign the timber for the new home in Aitkin in 2020.
Please bring a food shelf item or a cake mix, frosting, cake decorations, candles or cupcakes papers for the
birthday bags.
All ages are welcome. Churches, Thrivent Members, youth groups, civic groups, businesses, senior citizens, veterans, please come out. We are planning a turnout of 100 local folks to build and fight hunger.
Please apply for 2020 home
If you have lived in Aitkin County for at least a year and have a low income and steady income, and don't own property, consider being a Habitat for Humanity homeowner. Deserving, hard-working families are sought for Aitkin at 218 Minnesota Avenue South. Call the local office at 218.927.5656 to request an application or email annschwartz@habitatforhumanityaitkincounty.org. We do conduct credit and criminal background and sex offender checks. However, the board of directors has the final say as to who is eligible to partner with us for a home so no one is ruled out until they go through the process. Apply today! We are located in the back of the Morris and Morris building, 214 1st St. NW Aitkin, MN, open Monday-Thursday 8-noon and Fridays by appt. Apply today to be a homeowner -- don't hesitate.
Building Homes With Partner Families
Through volunteer labor and donations of money and materials, Habitat builds and rehabilitates alongside our homeowner (partner) families. Habitat is not a giveaway program. In addition to a down payment and monthly mortgage payments, homeowners invest hundreds of hours of their own labor (sweat equity) into building their Habitat house and the houses of others. Habitat houses are sold to partner families at no profit and financed with affordable loans. The homeowners’ monthly mortgage payments are used to build still more Habitat houses.
About Habitat for Humanity International
Founded in Americus, Georgia, USA in 1976, Habitat for Humanity today operates around the globe and has helped build, renovate and repair more than 600,000 decent, affordable houses sheltering more than 3 million people worldwide. Aitkin County Habitat For Humanity (HFH) is a locally run affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International, a nonprofit, ecumenical Christian housing organization.
ABWK
Habitat for Humanity’s A Brush with Kindness is an exterior home preservation service that offers painting, landscaping, weather stripping and minor repair services for homeowners in need. ABWK helps low-income homeowners impacted by age, disability and family circumstances, who struggle to maintain the exterior of their homes, reclaim their homes with pride and dignity.
Homeownership Training
The primary goal of the Habitat for Humanity homeowner/homebuyer education is to provide families with the skills necessary to become successful homeowners. One of the most important responsibilities of the Family Support committee is to develop a thorough and accessible homebuyer readiness education program. Homebuyer education is a core sweat-equity requirement of the affiliate’s agreement with the family.