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Archive for Swannanoa Habitat for Humanity

Asheville Habitat Seeks Applicants for Affordable Home Repair Program

by FANS Admin
June 21st, 2017

Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity is seeking applicants for its Home Repair program. The program helps low-income Buncombe County homeowners who need home repairs but lack the resources. Services include modifications for accessibility, exterior and interior repairs, floor and roof repairs, painting/staining, and much more. By offering low monthly payments and 0% interest financing, Habitat makes home improvement affordable for low-income homeowners.

For many, the most affordable home is the one they already own. Habitat helps people live longer and better in their own homes by improving accessibility (ramps, grab bars, accessible shower/tubs), increasing safety and comfort (new windows, doors), and remediating issues that negatively affect health (water damage, inadequate heat). To learn more about the criteria for qualifying and how to apply, please visit www.ashevillehabitat.org or call 828-210-9370.

Sample of work done by Habitat for Humanity

Sample of work done by Habitat for Humanity

 

Categories Swannanoa Habitat for Humanity

FANS and Swannanoa Valley Recognized for Contributions to Habitat Fundraising Campaign

by FANS Admin
December 28th, 2015

Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity recently celebrated the successful completion of the 5-year, $5 million Building a Way Home campaign. Building a Way Home enabled Habitat to triple the number of families served, acquire and develop land for 150 future Habitat houses, implement a Home Repair program, and expand the Habitat ReStore, office and warehouse space.

Asheville Habitat for Humanity Donor Recognition WallThe celebration culminated with the unveiling of a donor recognition wall in the Habitat ReStore: a metalwork “quilt” created by local metal artist David Earl Tomlinson. Friends and Neighbors of Swannanoa (FANS) is honored to be recognized with a quilt panel (bottom center) on this beautiful work of art. FANS partnered with Habitat in 2014 to help recruit donors and volunteers for construction of the Sweet Home Swannanoa house, one of 17 homes in Swannanoa’s new Habitat neighborhood in Beacon Village. Although FANS’ name appears on the quilt panel, the recognition really belongs to the many “friends and neighbors” in the Swannanoa Valley, whose generous donations of money and time helped make the Sweet Home Swannanoa house a reality. Thank you!

Categories FANS News, Swannanoa Habitat for Humanity

Celebrate Swannanoa’s New Habitat Community on December 9

by FANS Admin
December 9th, 2014

Habitat Home in Beacon Village

For almost two years, volunteers have been swinging hammers and pounding nails to help build a new 17-home Habitat subdivision off Dennis Street in Swannanoa’s Beacon Village neighborhood. Now that the construction dust has settled, it’s time to come together and celebrate the spirit of giving and volunteerism that helped create this vibrant and diverse new community.

The public is invited to gather at the Habitat site on Tuesday, December 9, at 3:30 pm to see the completed neighborhood, congratulate the new homeowners, tour the final four houses, and enjoy some refreshments. The event is called “Let us Gather,” and will include the dedication of the Sweet Home Swannanoa house, as well as two homes built by an anonymous donor and a fourth built in recognition of support from Buncombe County.

The Sweet Home Swannanoa house is a community-sponsored home that was built with donations from folks who live in, or have connections to, the Swannanoa Valley. Many local residents, businesses and organizations contributed to the Sweet Home Swannanoa house — donating money, sponsoring fundraisers, and volunteering on the jobsite. Friends and Neighbors of Swannanoa (FANS) was honored to partner with Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity on this very rewarding project. The 3-bedroom Sweet Home Swannanoa house will be open for tours during the “Let Us Gather” event. To read a Black Mountain News article about the charitable giving that the Sweet Home Swannanoa house inspired, please click here.

Categories Swannanoa Habitat for Humanity

Workers Put Finishing Touches on House in Swannanoa’s New Habitat Community

by FANS Admin
October 19th, 2014

Celebration Scheduled for December 9! (details)

Habitat Home in Beacon VillageConstruction is nearly complete on Habitat for Humanity’s new 17-home subdivision, located off Dennis Street in the Beacon Village neighborhood. The worksite has been a hub of activity ever since construction started a year and a half ago, with hundreds of volunteers contributing thousands of work hours to help make the dream of homeownership a reality for 17 very deserving families.

The Lewis Family at Their New Habitat HomeAmong the group of new homeowners is the Lewis family, who will soon be the occupants of the 3-bedroom home that has The Lewis Familly been dubbed the Sweet Home Swannanoa house. Katlin and Javon Lewis both grew up in Swannanoa and are thrilled to make their home here. The Sweet Home Swannanoa house is a community-sponsored home that was built with donations from folks who live in, or have connections to, the Swannanoa Valley. Many local residents, businesses and organizations contributed to the Sweet Home Swannanoa house — donating money, sponsoring fundraisers, and swinging hammers. Friends and Neighbors of Swannanoa (FANS) was honored to partner with Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity on this very rewarding project.

The Swannanoa community is invited to gather from 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, December 9, for a celebration and dedication of the new Habitat neighborhood. The festivities will include a dedication of the final four homes (the Sweet Home Swannanoa house being among them) and tours of several of the finished houses. Come see the completed neighborhood, meet Habitat families, enjoy the fellowship of other Swannanoa residents and Habitat supporters, and congratulate the new homeowners!

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