| While Habitat for Humanity has been around for a | | | | go even further beyond recycling and creating |
| while, with environmentally friendly home-building | | | | homes for the needy. Their programs create |
| gaining popularity, the international recycling and | | | | community and build confidence by involving |
| building organization is getting more and more well | | | | people in the building of their own homes. Often, |
| known. | | | | the builders are not professionals, but individuals, |
| Habitat for Humanity is an organization that builds | | | | learning the empowering skill of home building. |
| homes for people who wouldn't normally be able | | | | As a real estate agent, so often we get caught |
| to afford a home. Homes built are sold with no | | | | up in the latest and the greatest in new |
| interest loans, and at cost, which means the | | | | construction trends. So many buyers want new |
| building is done with volunteer labor. Many | | | | homes, and working in the industry with them, it's |
| businesses and churches contribute to this good | | | | possible to forget that they are not the majority. |
| cause by donating time or money, so that low | | | | Many people cannot afford such a high-end home. |
| income families can enjoy the stability of home | | | | I feel that it is important for those of us with a |
| ownership. The great need for affordable housing | | | | little more, to give to those who don't have so |
| in Brevard County, and all over the nation, means | | | | much. That is why I would encourage anyone |
| that organizations like Habitat for Humanity are | | | | doing a renovation to contact their local Habitat |
| extremely important. | | | | for Humanity. Chances are, there's a ReStore in |
| Another branch of this organization is their | | | | your community. Consider donating whatever you |
| ReStore, a large store full of used building | | | | rip out of your home during a renovation or |
| materials. ReStore is an excellent resource for | | | | demolition, to your local ReStore. |
| anyone wanting to build or renovate on a budget. | | | | Recycling your old fixtures and building materials |
| In addition to a variety of wood, most ReStore | | | | saves them from ending up in the landfill, and this |
| outlets have things like tile and paint, as well as | | | | alone should earn you good "green" karma. But |
| hardware, tools, sinks, toilets, cupboard doors and | | | | giving your old but perfectly functional things to |
| just about anything you can imagine that could be | | | | help people that would be unable to afford them |
| taken out of a home. This store makes it possible | | | | new is truly a doing a good deed. |
| for lower income people to do home renovations, | | | | Interested in Brevard County Florida real estate? |
| or for anyone who would rather support using | | | | Visit for information about Cape Canaveral real |
| recycled materials than to have everything new. | | | | estate, and start living your Florida dreams! |
| The benefits of Habitat for Humanity's programs | | | | |