Habitat for Humanity and more than 50 members of St. Maximilian Kolbe’s “Habitat to the Max” Ministry will raise the walls on the 56th new Habitat home … the 5th Habitat home sponsored by this ministry!
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The 55th home, under construction next door, will be sponsored by the Habitat ReStore, business and individual donations, and Fund for Humanity a revolving fund that comes from Habitat homeowners’ house payments.
- In 2007, the City of Oxnard donated the property to Habitat for Humanity after River Park construction had commenced and the parcel (previously a holding basin) was declared excess property. The late Ernie Whitaker, long-time Oxnard Housing Authority Manager and friend of Habitat was instrumental in facilitating the land donation.
- Habitat offers a “hand up,” not a hand out. At Habitat for Humanity, we believe that everyone everywhere deserves a decent place to live. Habitat empowers families who are willing to work hard to achieve their dream of home ownership. Each Habitat homeowner invests hundreds of hours to help build their home, and then purchases it with an affordable, zero interest mortgage.
- Over the course of this build, future homeowner, Maria and her family will partner with volunteers, Habitat staff and family-partner, Rosa Montelongo, whose own Habitat home was dedicated in January 2011. Maria was born in Ventura County, raised in Southern California, and works in Camarillo.
