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14 Volunteers, mostly high school age, from Lawrenceville High in New Jersey-July 2011

These young people certainly were energetic and committed to helping build a home for someone less fortunate than they. They traveled all the way ...

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Group of Volunteers from all over the North America-July 2011

These 12 volunteers came from all over to help with new construction, helped at our ReStore and were a major part of the rehabilitation of a retire...

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3 months ago

The Story of Habitat for Humanity's Women Build

This is the story of Habitat for Humanity's Women Build Project

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8 months ago

Episcopal Church of the Redeemer from CA working on HFHT home #28

The kids just wanna have fun! :)

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8 months ago

Episcopal Church of the Redeemer and Our Saviour from CA working on HFHT home #28.

These two churches from California were great. Here they're putting up some framing.

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11 months ago

I can cut this rebar...I can!

With a little help, it was done!

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11 months ago

Claremont College & 1st Evangelical Free Church on the jobsite March 14-18, 2011

Working in the Valencia home doing tile work in both bathrooms, preparing the floor for staining, painting doors and having fun!

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11 months ago

Claremont College & 1st Evangelical Free Church

Dirt work on the Habitat Taos jobsite.

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1 year ago

5th Annual HFHT "A Taos Experience" July 31, 2010

Habitat for Humanity of Taos' "A Taos Experience 2010" which took place July 31st. A fun time was had by all.

Music from Frederick Aragon - copy...

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Rick Gives our Volunteers an Entertaining Safety Lecture

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About Habitat for Humanity of Taos

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Latest Activity

Nov 17, 2011

Date Joined

Jun 15, 2010

About this user

Habitat for Humanity of Taos, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that aims to build decent, affordable homes in partnership with needy community members. We were founded in 1993, and we are an affiliate of the ecumenical, Christian housing ministry Habitat for Humanity International. We operate under the Habitat Affiliate Covenant, but we are independently-run and raise all of our own funds.

Habitat's mission is to eliminate substandard housing and homelessness and to make adequate, affordable shelter a matter of conscience and action. We believe that every person deserves a simple and decent place in which to live and grow. We invite people from all faiths and walks of life to work together in partnership, building houses with families in need and for families in need.

Habitat operates through a network of caring and involved community members. Volunteers provide most of the labor. Many of these volunteers hail from outside organizations all over the country. Their work here benefits both our cause and the tourism which funds much of our community. Individual donors provide necessary funding to continue building homes for the less fortunate. The Habitat ReStore is supported by individuals and local small businesses who donate building materials, appliances, furniture, and other household and yard items (everything but clothing). These items are sold at considerably reduced retail prices, and ReStore profits go towards furthering construction. Community partners apply for their homes, and our Family Selection Committee approves applications based on criteria such as level of need, income relative to the median income, willingness to become partners in the Habitat program and ability to repay a no-interest loan. Partner families put 500 or more hours of "sweat equity" into their homes and the homes of others. Habitat houses are sold at no profit and without any interest charged.

It's all about the "Hand Up - Not a Hand Out"

Hometown

Taos, NM

Country

United States

Occupation

home-building, fundraising, making dreams come true

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