Greater New Haven Habitat for Humanity
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Community-Based House Sponsor Groups

Habitat has three 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, Amity Cares and Sleeping Giant Build. A fourth, New Haven Build, is in the planning stages.

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 five homes for Habitat and plans for a sixth are underway.

Amity Cares is comprised of diverse groups from Westville, Orange, Bethany and Woodbridge. The group has sponsored three Habitat homes, the most recent being 34 Dewitt Street, New Haven.

Sleeping Giant Build, Habitat’s newest group, 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 building their second home for Habitat (40 Edgecomb Street, Hamden).

Habitat is currently organizing New Haven Build, which will draw its support from New Haven-based organizations and individuals. (If you are interested in New Haven Build, please contact Jennifer Rook, Director of Development, at jrook@habitatgnh.org or by calling 203-785-0794.)

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,” “Women’s Build,” and the “Collegiate Build”.

Please visit the Madison Cares, Amity Cares and Sleeping Giant Build websites for information on activities and how you can become involved.

www.amitycares.org
www.madisoncares.org
www.sleepinggiantbuild.org