Home Construction
At Northern Fox Valley we are in our 2010, 20 year anniversary program, 20 Projects for 20 Years. The program will be a mix of rehabs, including a Women Build and 2 Blitz Rehabs and our new 'Brush with Kindness' Program.
20 th Anniversary Blitz...Sponsored by State Senator Michael Noland
Our 20th Anniversary Blitz will start on July 9th and we will be done July 31st, our actual anniversary date of incorporation. For detail contact our office (847) 836 1432.
Women Build
We will announce our Women Build Schedule shortly. We are negotiating the property in Elgin.
Thrivent Builds
Our Thrivent Builds Home this year is 1832 Endicott in Carpentersville. Any Lutheran Churches that would like to schedule a build day should contact Bill Klaves at (847) 836-1432 or by email, just click here. We are accepting build dates starting now! To see open dates visit our Build Build Schedule on Volunteer UP!
A Brush with Kindness
Northern Fox Valley is proud to announce the launch of A Brush with Kindness. This program will partner low-income homeowners with Habitat to perform exterior home maintenance at no cost to the homeowner. Projects for 2010 will include painting, landscaping, and yard cleanup. For our first year, we will complete ten projects throughout the area.
A Brush with Kindness represents a philosophical shift for Habitat. While building houses remains the foundation of what we do, it has become increasingly important for us to help our neighbors already in their homes. By maintaining existing housing stock, we prevent homes from becoming unlivable. To paraphrase Benjamin Franklin, “A house saved is a house built”.
Application Process
Homeowners will be chosen based on need, feasibility of the project, and willingness to partner. As with our new construction and rehabs, residents must perform “sweat equity” hours. Household income must fall within the guidelines below. The paper application will be used to determine if the homeowner is financially eligible. After that, a house visit will be done by Habitat staff to determine if the needs of the homeowner fit within our scope of work. Applications will be accepted from January until ten projects have been approved. Anyone interested should contact our office and ask for Justin Lucas at (847)836-1432 or via email at justin.lucas@hfhnfv.org to discuss a project.
Links to General construction information, our site safety guidelines, waivers of liability are found in the blue box to the left.
Picture Gallery
To see our past home projects, click here!