Habitat for Inhumanity
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JB400
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Looks like a hurricane blew through, and they didn't have the coin to fix it.
I spent almost 2 years working with Habitat for Humanity in the mid 90's. I believe this is the exception rather than the rule. I drive by the houses I worked on occasionally and they are still in terrific shape and well cared for.
tmaleck
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You can't make a blanket statement about any charity from one example. Habitat owners don't get free homes, that have to contribute to get the keys.
Sweat equity is what it’s called. It’s also a damn shame some let their houses go into disarray. If that was done for me, I’d be so happy and thankful that in 20 years the house would look better.
65NUTCASE
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My son worked for HFH for 5 years . They helped him with his college. He would not be where he is now had HFH not taught him the skills and helped with his tuition! He is presently a project manager with Amazon / Whole Foods division.. From what I remember they build it from donations and they pay their people and give them housing during the construction. After the house is given to new owners they’re job is done. So for you to tell people not to donate to HFH is very wrong! You might want to get your facts straight before blaming someone for something that they have no control over. Especially if those people built it and gave it away !!! I think more people should donate to HFH . If I sound biased YOUR DAMN RIGHT I AM ....
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For the ones that live like hogs. Why can't we just let them live under a bridge in peace.
mosquito13
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Lakeland is a pit. All the feces ends up there. Got a couple HFH homes around my neighborhood. Well cared for and the homeowners I have met are cool, but this isn't Lakeland. That place is a black hole sucking all the worst dregs of Florida( which says a lot as most of us are the dregs from other states) . Work used to force me to go there a couple times a year, could not get on out of there fast enough Get your folks to sell while they still can get some equity out and move to a better part of Florida.
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Makes me feel better! Where are you?
On the subject of skin in the game, there was an article in the Lakeland Ledger (almost the rag that the San Jose Mercury News is) reporting that a single mother of 4 in town was actually helping to build her own Habitat for Inhumanity home. Even though she was 5 months pregnant! WTF. Charities that can't provide oversight or make better selections don't deserve donations.
JB400
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Sounds like the woman is well deserving of her HFH home if she's willing to jump in and help build it. She'll probably be one of those that will respect it more.
mosquito13
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Sarasota, FLA They are actually building a gated community of HFH here. https://patch.com/florida/sarasota/habitat-sarasota-launches-campaign-build-40-homes
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That's really unfortunate
monaco66coupe
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habitat does a lot for communities all over the U.S. For no charge. A very good friend of mine is retired from the U'S. Army after 27 years as a LC. For the last seven years he and his crew have travelled the U.S. And helped ravaged communities like Houston after the Hurricane for no salary at all. In my area they build 50 + houses a year, and Many realtors also contribute their time for free to help build the Homes. In this area they are helping to purchase many abandoned properties from the City in order to make them habitable for those that are struggling. My good friend also runs a side recycling job(Metal, iron,scrap etc) using the proceeds to help Poor veterans get repairs done on their homes when the veteran can't do it themselves. At no charge. So, I think they do a bunch for people
that never reaches the media.
that never reaches the media.
Car Nut
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Did the homeowner die and there was no one else to care for the home.
She's pregnant with #4 and qualified for Inhumanity. No husband or income. That is ridiculous.
BeeKool
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She has plenty of income. She probably gets a few thousand dollars in Foodstamps and welfare each month!
My brother is an electrician. One of his former coworkers was a a former cop from Peoria who did wiring on HFH homes. He quit volunteering after he saw how the new owners didn't give a damn about their free house.
I'm sure there are better examples but I never have and never will donate so much as 1 cent to that or any other inner shitty form of welfare. I'll save my mine for Veteran and Animal Rescue Charities.
funknut
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I worked on various HFH projects throughout high school and college all over the eastern US and will agree that the community you’re building in often tells you quite a lot about how the residents will treat their homes.
No different than other communities really, some people care for their homes and some don’t. Has nothing to do with HFH. With HFH more often than not you’re building in depressed if not dangerous areas. I still keep in touch with the chapters I’ve worked with and on the whole most of the homes they work on go to deserving families who really want to do right by the opportunity they’ve been given.
Some fall into disrepair due to circumstances outside the control of the homeowner and some of the homeowners just never gave a crap to begin with.
Still a small fraction of the total.
No different than other communities really, some people care for their homes and some don’t. Has nothing to do with HFH. With HFH more often than not you’re building in depressed if not dangerous areas. I still keep in touch with the chapters I’ve worked with and on the whole most of the homes they work on go to deserving families who really want to do right by the opportunity they’ve been given.
Some fall into disrepair due to circumstances outside the control of the homeowner and some of the homeowners just never gave a crap to begin with.
Still a small fraction of the total.
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