NEIGHBOURHOODS GROW STRONGER WHEN RESIDENTS HAVE PRIDE OF OWNERSHIP.
>> HABITAT FOR HUMANITY has been enriching lives in Manitoba for more than 30 years, building affordable homes that give working families an opportunity to flourish. “It’s a hand up, not a handout,” is an oft-used phrase to explain how Habitat families pay fair market prices for their homes, investing 500 hours in sweat equity and putting 25% of their annual income toward mortgages and taxes.
There’s no catch-phrase to adequately describe what a difference a stable home base makes. Children do better in school, parents who aren’t stressed about paying rent — or moving from one dilapidated home to another — can focus on education, careers, family and community. And neighbourhoods grow stronger when residents have pride of ownership. Cont’d on page 54 Parade of Homes FALL 2021 53
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