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Habitat for Humanity is “Back to Building” in Bladen County

By Staff Report, posted 1 year ago
Photo courtesy of Habitat for Humanity

Fayetteville Area Habitat for Humanity is “Back to Building” in Bladen County with Secretary of Revenue Ronald G. Penny and members of the leadership team of the N.C. Department of Revenue as Volunteers.

Fayetteville Area Habitat for Humanity staff and board members, volunteers from North Carolina Department of Revenue Leadership Team and the future Habitat Homeowner will come together to start construction and raise the wall on the first Habitat home in Bladen County in five years. This home will be built on Joel Street in Elizabethtown NC. 

With the support and partnership of Elizabethtown and Bladen County partners, FAHFH Construction Team will build two habitat homes in 2023, in response to the need for affordable housing in the community.

Construction is scheduled to begin Tuesday, Jan. 17 with work lasting from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 917 Joel Street, Elizabethtown, NC 28377.

According to their website, Habitat for Humanity is a global nonprofit housing organization working in local communities across all 50 states in the U.S. and in approximately 70 countries. Habitat’s vision is of a world where everyone has a decent place to live. 

Anyone interested in being a sponsor, donating or volunteering can send an email to

Marketing@fayetevillenchabitat.org

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