Women Build
Women Build 2011 News
On May 7, women from Greater Hartford got a chance to build the roofs on Laurel Street in Hartford in celebration of National Women Build Week just in time for Mother's Day.
Volunteers came from Travelers and Kitchen + Bath Design + Construction in West Hartford and spent the day laying the sheathing on the roofs in preparation for the shingles.
Travelers is sponsoring 196 Laurel Street.
WFSB Channel 3 Eyewitness News Clip
Program Information
Much more than a simple building project, Women Build brings women together to create something special, a home for a working family. Whether as a member of the construction crew, a support team member or raising funds for the project, women have created amazing results while engaging in activities that inspire a sense of community.
We believe that everyone deserves to live in simple, decent housing on terms they can afford. It’s a moral outrage that this occurs in the richest state in America.
The Habitat for Humanity “Women Build” program gives women the opportunity to do something about it. Women have built over 1800 Habitat houses nationwide, including six in Hartford. Hartford Habitat's seventh Women Build home will be on South Marshall Street in Hartford. Construction is slated to begin in the summer of 2011.
A Women Build project is not intended to exclude men. Rather, it is designed to provide a safe and encouraging “female friendly” environment where women feel comfortable learning and performing home construction. By encouraging women to volunteer for Habitat, we will increase the number of experienced volunteers enabling us to build more homes with hard-working families in need in greater Hartford.
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2011 WB Media Files
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Contact Info
To get more information on the Women Build program, please contact:
McKinley Albert
mckinley@hartfordhabitat.org
860-541-2208 x-110
Hartford Area Habitat for Humanity - a proud Equal Opportunity Employer.