During these challenging times Lakeview UMC continues its support for Habitat for Humanity, Central Arizona. Unfortunately, Habitat’s building efforts have been greatly constrained during the COVID pandemic due to lack of available building sites, much longer times to receive building permits and inspections, restrictions on the number of people who can work on a site at any given time, etc. These challenges were made known to the larger community through a “Habitat Construction Night” Zoom meeting held on January 28th. The meeting offered updates from the organization’s construction managers on current Habitat projects and needs.
Due to the aforementioned challenges of new home construction, Habitat has placed greater emphasis on its Neighborhood Revitalization Program. This program consists of Habitat targeting neighborhoods where homes are in need of significant repair such as new HVAC systems or roofs. According to January’s Zoom call Habitat has helped 197 families in three neighborhoods. Additionally, Habitat has supported 152 families with emergency home repair.
submitted by Greg Odle