Habitat breaks ground for a new home

Gordon Woods
Posted 7/13/17

Habitat breaks ground for a new home

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CLINTON — On Sunday, DeWitt County Habitat for Humanity broke ground for its next home project.  Habitat volunteers and local residents were present to mark the start of a home for Nicholas and Rachel Harney and their children.  This will be the local Habitat's 14 home.

The Harvey’s new home will be located at 220 S. Isabella Street, Clinton. 

In 2016, DeWitt County Habitat celebrated a mortgage burning with the Theilen family on the first house the volunteer organization built after forming in 1994.  

Now, the local tradition of offering “a hand up” continues in 2017 as volunteers begin work on the Harney home.

In recent years, Habitat has celebrated the completion of other homes in Clinton, in May 2016 with the transfer of a home at 835 E. Webster to the Amber Webb family.  About 30 people attended the Webb house blessing ceremony, which included comments from local Habitat president Casey Brendler and board member Norman Emery.

In 2016, DeWitt County Habitat also began participating in the national Habitat program,” A Brush With Kindness,” a program that focuses on repair projects that affect safety and quality of life for homeowner who need help.  Projects include work on window, gutters, roof, etc.

In November 2016, volunteers performed A Brush With Kindness project that involved building a wheelchair ramp for a resident confined because of a disability.  Friends in Action of DeWitt County funded the project.

DeWitt County Habitat for Humanity also operates the Habitat Restore, which sells a variety reclaimed home and building materials to the public.  The store is open most Saturday from 9 a.m.-noon.

Students from the Clinton Youth Initiative recently helped Restore manager Bob Cox perform work at the store.  Youth Initiative conducts community service work for seven weeks during the summer and throughout the school year.