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Board of Directors:
Julie Tilden, Pres.
Lamoine
Terry Towne, Vice Pres.
Lamoine
Nancy Sawyer, Treas.
Bar Harbor
Duane Bartlett
Trenton
Joseph Taylor
Ellsworth
Kathy Kief
Northeast Harbor
Frank Donnelly
Lamoine
Bill Zildjiian
Castine
Staff:
Executive Director:
Jimmy Goodson
Castine
Bookkeeper:
Robin Veysey
Lamoine
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About Us.....
Building Homes, Building Hope, Building Community.
Hancock County Habitat for Humanity is a locally run affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International, a non-profit, ecumenical Christian housing organization. Habitat for Humanity works in partnership with people in need to build and renovate decent, affordable housing. The houses then are sold to those in need at no profit and with no interest charged.
In times of instability and suffering around the world, it is comforting to know that Habitat helps provide some stability and relief. Here in Hancock County, our Habitat affiliate brings together people from all walks of life to work together to build stable homes for our families to come home to at the end of the day. Habitat gives us the opportunity to unite together - no matter what race or religion or income - in a mission that is both positive and constructive.
The Next 20 Years
In our first 20 years, Habitat has provided 11 new homes (with 2 underway) for families in need of shelter and has had a significant impact in many areas of Hanclck County. As we enter the next 20 years of Habitat for Humanity's service to Hancock County, we see a bright future of providing quality , affordable housing for its deserving residents. Our vision includes a move to more energy-efficient, sustainably designed and built home, a streamlined procurement process that allows selected families and their sponsors to fundraise and construct, participating in their required "sweat equity in their house. It allows each current homeowner to "pay if forward" (interest free mortgages averaging around $220/month) to provide for more and more homes to be constructed.
We are also going to work toward our Hancock County affiliate becoming more sustainable through the opening of a ReStore in the next few years providing an outlet for used, new, and recycled building materials. And in addition to our annual "Swing for Habitat" golf tournament at Northeast Harbor Club in October, we would like to begin planning a major food event every spring, featuring local chefs in Hancock County. And who know, there may one day be a village on a hill developed for Habitat families with communal gardens and sustainable energy/utility sources.
Copyright © 2003-2009 Hancock County Habitat for Humanity. All rights reserved.
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