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Community-Based House Sponsor Groups
Habitat has two active house sponsor groups that operate in different areas of New Haven County. The groups include businesses, religious congregations, civic organizations, schools and individuals who band together to partner in the building of houses for Habitat families. These partnerships are called “Builds”. The Builds support Habitat’s mission of building safe, decent, affordable homes by raising money in their communities, by encouraging community leadership and by providing the volunteers who actually build the homes. Habitat’s house sponsor groups are vital to our organization. We could not do what we do without their continued enthusiastic and generous support. Habitat currently has three Builds–Madison Cares and Sleeping Giant Build.
Madison Cares, Habitat’s longest operating house sponsor group, draws its support from individuals, businesses, congregations, schools and civic organizations based in Madison, Guilford and the Shoreline. Madison Cares has sponsored seven homes for Habitat and plans for an eighth are underway!
Sleeping Giant Build is active in the Hamden-North Haven area. SGB dedicated their first house at 75 Hallock Street in New Haven in November 2008. They are currently working on their fourth homebuilding project for Habitat (390 Gilbert Avenue, Hamden). In 2011 Sleeping Giant Build merged with Amity Cares, a former Habitat house sponsor group that was comprised of diverse groups from Westville, Orange, Bethany and Woodbridge.
These partnerships or sponsorships of the building of specific houses for specific families are an example of why Habitat is able to say “We build communities…one house, one family at a time.” Previous theme builds were “Covenant Build,” “2011 Habitat-Lowe’s Women Build,” and the “Collegiate Build”.
Please visit the Madison Cares and Sleeping Giant Build websites for information on activities and how you can become involved.