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For those who are
not familiar with Habitat for Humanity, our organization builds homes for
families who can not afford
to own their own home without our help. These
homes are not "FREE". Every house that is built carries an
interest
free mortgage for up to twenty five years. Our organization
provides free labor and the new homeowner pays a monthly mortgage payment to pay
off the entire cost of the building material. We expect the homeowner to
keep the home in
good condition and to be good neighbors. Habitat
depends on the repayment of homeowners loans, fund raisers, and
outright
donations to be able to build homes. The annual walk-a-thon is our major
source of income.
HOUSING CONSTRUCTION
Towns of: Canton, Louisville, Madrid, Massena, Norfolk, Norwood, Potsdam, Parishville and Rensselaer Falls, New York.
Population of
this area: approximately 50,000 people
Twelve
houses have been completed to date
| 15 MacKay Road, Potsdam | Completed in 1989 |
| 8331 State Highway 56, Norfolk | Completed in 1993 |
| 167 Mill Road, Norfolk | Completed in 1996 |
| 42 Elm Street, Norwood | Completed in 1998 |
| 568 Potter Road, Canton | Completed in 2001 |
| 270 Reed Drive, Massena | Completed in 2001 |
| 541A Front Street, Rensselaer Falls | Completed in 2002 |
| 61 Brighton Street, Massena | Completed in 2004 |
| 6 Leonard Street, Norwood | Completed in 2004 |
| 545 Front Street, Rensselaer Falls | Completed in 2004 |
| 17 Catherine Street, Parishville | Completed in 2007 |
| 29 Spruce Street, Massena | Completed in 2010 |
| 60 Calnon Road, Canton | In Progress |
In the early
years of the affiliate, we repaired 25 homes in the service area.
Presently we are concentrating
our efforts on new construction.