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Habitat for Humanity and Homes of Hope Join Together

Submitted by: John Boyanoski on Apr 07, 2011 at 6:40 pm Tagged with: Greenville County Redevelopment Authority, Habitat For Humanity, Homes of Hope Source: Habitat for Humanity

TAYLORS, SC – Leaders from Greenville’s leading housing agencies planted a ceremonial dogwood tree Thursday afternoon signifying the dedication of Abigail Springs, the first mixed income development project for either agency where all of the properties will be for sale.

Abigail Springs is the first ever partnership between Homes of Hope and Habitat for Humanity, which are two non-profit organizations dedicated to meeting the housing needs of Greenville residents.

On Thursday, Habitat Greenville president Monroe Free, Homes of Hope president Don Oglesby and Martin Livingston, the executive director of the Greenville County Redevelopment Authority, planted the tree at the intersection of Abba Way and Edwards Street in Taylors.

“This happened because of shared common values,” Free said.
Abigail Springs will consist of 32 homes that will be geared for families making between 30 percent and 120 percent of the area median income. Habitat for Humanity is building 24 and Homes of Hope will build eight. The idea is that a mixed income community will be more successful in the future.

“It makes for a healthy neighborhood,” Oglesby said.

Homes of Hope is a nonprofit organization that exists to provide, safe, quality, energy-efficient affordable housing for homeless and low-income families and individuals while also providing job skill training and mentoring for men overcoming drug and alcohol addictions. Since its inception in 1998, Homes of Hope has provided housing for 324 families or individuals and job training and mentoring for 264 men overcoming addictions.

Habitat for Humanity of Greenville County was chartered in 1985 and has provided home ownership to 286 low-income residents. Through affordable home construction for low-income families, Habitat for Humanity of Greenville strives to eliminate poverty housing and the social and economic problems it causes.
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