DOWNRIVER BRANCH
108 Edgewater
Algonac, MI 48001
THE HABITAT STORY
BLUEWATER HABITAT FOR HUMANITY WAS FOUNDED IN 1990, SERVING ALL OF ST. CLAIR
COUNTY. DURING THIS PERIOD, WE HAVE BUILT A TOTAL OF 20 HOMES FOR PEOPLE IN
NEED, INCLUDING 25 ADULTS AND 56 CHILDREN. WITH A TITHE GIVEN, FROM
DONATIONS, WE HAVE ALSO BUILT 46 ADDITIONAL HOMES FOR 253 MORE PEOPLE, IN
CENTRAL AND South AMERICA. WORLDWIDE, HABITAT HAS BUILT OVER 70,000 HOMES,
SINCE ITS FOUNDING IN 1976 BY MILLARD AND LINDA FULLER. OUR MISSION IS SIMPLE:
"ELIMINATE SUBSTANDARD HOUSING"
THE 20 HOMES IN ST. CLAIR COUNTY HAVE MOSTLY BEEN BUILT IN A SMALL
NEIGHBORHOOD OF PORT HURON, WHERE WE WERE ABLE TO OBTAIN SEVERAL LOTS
FROM THE CITY FOR OVERDUE BACK TAXES. HOUSES BUILT IN OTHER AREAS OF ST.
CLAIR COUNTY HAVE INCLUDED THREE IN ALGONAC (ALL NEW), ONE IN ST. CLAIR ( A
REHAB), AND ONE IN YALE (NEW). WE ARE BUILDING SEVEN HOMES THIS SUMMER,
WITH ONE IN MARINE CITY, ONE IN CAPAC, AND FIVE IN PORT HURON. OUR SCHEDULE
IS AMBITIOUS. AS WE NEED FUNDING, CONTRACTORS. AND VOLUNTEERS FOR ALL THESE
HOMES, TO SATISFY THE NEEDS OF SEVEN LOCAL FAMILIES. WE EXPECT ALL OF THESE
TO BE COMPLETED BY LABOR DAY!!
WE DO NOT GIVE HOMES TO FAMILIES. THERE ARE FOUR SPECIFIC CRITERIA FOR A
FAMILY TO QUALIFY FOR ONE OF HABITAT'S HOMES:
· MUST LIVE IN SUBSTANDARD HOUSING
· MUST HAVE A FAMILY INCOME (TYPICALLY, 1/2 OF THE REGIONAL AVERAGE). THE FAMILY IS
GRANTED A NO-INTEREST LOAN ( WHEN QUALIFIED).
· MUST BE WILLING TO PARTNER WITH HABITAT; WE ASSIGN A PARTNER PERSON OR FAMILY TO WORK
WITH NEW FAMILIES, FOR COMMUNICATION AND FRIENDSHIP.
· MUST WORK SWEAT EQUITY TO EARN THEIR HOUSE: 50 HOURS BEFORE QUALIFYING AND 250 HOURS
AFTER. ON THEIR OWN HOUSE CONSTRUCTION. FOR EACH ADULT FAMILY MEMBER.
THE DOWNRIVER REGION OF BLUEWATER HABITAT IS VERY ACTIVE, WITH OVER THREE
DOZEN CHURCHES, BUSINESSES. AND CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS REGULARLY SUPPORTING
US WITH FUNDS. MATERIALS, AND VOLUNTEERS. OUR VOLUNTEER LIST HAS OVER 400
ACTIVE NAMES, SPREAD FROM ST. CLAIR TO ALGONAC TO CASCO TOWNSHIP. OUR
GREATEST NEED AT THE PRESENT IS PROPERTY, AS THERE ARE FEW LOW-PRICE LOTS IN
THIS REGION, AND WE PLAN AN EQUALLY AMBITIOUS BUILD IN 2000, WITH YOUR HELP
AGAIN!! WE BELIEVE GOD WILL ALSO PROVIDE, WITH OUR FAITH AND ASSISTANCE
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR TO OFFER ASSISTANCE,
CALL DAVE BINGHAM AT ,
STU BOGUE AT , OR THE BLUEWATER OFFICE AT .