Habitat for humanity is an organization that’s main goal is to help the less fortunate families get nice homes by getting a community to help with volunteering and donating. I joined the group because I enjoy helping people and I have a few skills in that area of work. I feel the organization does a great job of helping people. The organization brings towns and businesses together to help one family. I feel this is a huge symbol of what the United States is about, bringing people from all different races and backgrounds to help. The organization has helped many people around the world. Habitat has been building houses since Millard and Linda Fuller founded the organization in 1976. Since ‘76 they have built and rehabilitated more than 300,000 homes worldwide(Habitat). Here at USI we are looking to build our first home on our own next year. We recently became our own chapter outside of Evansville. Habitat does good things for needy families. For families in need Habitat helps them out by building them a home that is at little cost to them. The houses are not free to the people so they are not given away. Homeowners also have to pay for homeowners insurance. Yet the home is a great place for people to live. The home is up to code and is safe for the families children if they have them. With all good things there also is people against Habitats ideas. In the area surrounding Winter Beach, FL residents are arguing that a cluster of homes, approximately 450, are planned on being built around the 65th street area which is only a few blocks from gated communities and other upper-class housing. The residents believe that this community will turn out much like another one of Habitats projects. The people against the housing development say that crime will increase like the ones around the other community did. The people did not take care of their homes so the values of the homes in surrounding communities decreased. Many of the people living around that community are upper scale people believe that the housing development should take place in another area that is surrounded by similar priced homes, not their million dollar homes(Clustering). Habitat works hard in their screening process to make sure the people who are receiving these homes are hard working families and they try not to allow the community to fall apart because of the development. I am a proud member and believe that they do great things for the community. Habitat works on bringing communities together by building and remodeling homes. They should continue to do these great things for another 50 years. Please help out your community and join Habitat today!










Habitat, "The History of Habitat." Habitat for Humanity Web.26 Apr 2009. http://www.habitat.org/how/historytext.aspx.
People against Habitat Clustering, "Does Clustering Work for Habitat?." Web.26 Apr 2009. <http://www.noclusterhabitat.com/Home_Page.html>.