Saginaw Habitat for Humanity will preserve, update, and upgrade exteriors of homes and their yards in a 15-block area near Covenant HealthCare on Saginaw's west side. The dates for our inaugural NIP project will be July 25 - August 1 (except Sunday), from 8:00 am to 3:00 pm each day. Celebrations will be August 1 at noon in Bliss Park.
This effort will be part of what is known as the Neighborhood Improvement Program (NIP). each project within this project will be done with minimal expense, with a substantial percentage of volunteers recruited from the neighborhood. Activities will be labor intensive and short in duration and limited to work on exteriors.
The NIP serves as a low cost way to improve the appearance and livability of the neighborhood. The program is done with donated or low cost materials and volunteers, including residents of the neighborhood. This will include home painting projects and neighborhood clean up, landscaping or other low cost, labor intensive activities.
There are 218 houses in the area. To date we have received applications to repair 35 houses and we plan to clean the yards of as many neighbors as possible.
Saginaw Habitat for Humanity is seeking volunteers from our faith partners to help with clean-up, minor repairs, food service and go-fers. Contact Mariann at 753-5200 for your opportunities. |