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Building a new home... If you try to buy a house and the bank says no because you do not earn enough money, then maybe you can buy a Habitat house. Fill out an application and prove you need help but you have to pay for the Habitat house. The houses are not big or fancy and you must work 300 hours to help build the house. It's not easy. Please read below for more information.

Habitat for Humanity is a volunteer nonprofit Christian housing ministry. They help low-income families become homeowners. The houses are not free. Families have to sign a 20-year mortgage but do not have to pay interest on the loan. Some families do not make enough money to get a regular home loan but can afford to pay for a Habitat home. The houses are not big or fancy but are built strong. The family has to work 300 hours to help build their house.

DeSoto County Habitat for Humanity builds one or two houses each year in Walls, MS. This year they will build a home for a Deaf family, Matthew and Melissa Rainey. They have two hearing children, Matthew Jr. and Macy.

It will take 8 – 10 weeks to build the house. The first day to volunteer is October 6^th at 8:00am and they will build the house frame. They will do decking and put in windows and doors on October 13^th. They will build the roof on October 20^th. They will put up insulation and drywall on October 27^th. All of this is a guess because it depends on the weather and how many volunteers.

If you want to volunteer to help build the Rainey’s new home, please email Linda Griffith (hearnoevilsister@yahoo.com) and tell her which Saturdays you want to help. The people who give lunch to the volunteers need to know how much food to make.

There will be a walk-a-thon to raise money for Habitat for Humanity on October 21^st in Olive Branch, MS. Email Linda if you want to register for the walk-a-thon.

MDC Question: Its only in Mississippi area? and what is an URL address?

Habitat Answer: The Hernando-DeSoto Chapter of Habitat for Humanity only serves people who live in DeSoto County, but there are Habitat for Humanity Chapters everywhere. Go to the website (http://www.habitat.org/) to find a Chapter near you.

Here are some local chapters:

Memphis, Tennessee:
Habitat For Humanity of Greater Memphis
169 Scott St
Memphis, TN 38112-4506
Phone: (901) 761-4771
Fax: (901) 761-4704
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Hernando, Mississippi:
Hernando DeSoto Habitat For Humanity
PO Box 845
Hernando, MS 38632-0845

Phone: (662) 895-8300
Fax: (901) 328-1410
Web site | Email

Covington, Tennessee:
Tipton County Habitat For Humanity
PO Box 416
Covington, TN 38019-0523

Phone: (901) 476-4601
Fax: (901) 476-4602
Email

Wynne, Arkansas:
Habitat For Humanity of Greater Wynne
PO Box 545
Wynne, AR 72396-0545

Phone: (870) 238-2144
Fax:
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