Welcome to Liverpool Habitat For Humanity

FRENCH CHURCH GROUP HELPS LIVERPOOL HOUSING CHARITY

TWELVE volunteers from an international church in Paris have spent a week helping to build homes in Liverpool.

The group from the Emmanuel International Church (EIC) helped prepare foundations for the next homes at Liverpool Habitat for Humanity in Granby-Toxteth and created an outdoor seating area for future volunteers.

Led by British woman Ruth Frost, missions' coordinator for EIC, and American Scott Sontag, the church's minister of music and young adults' pastor, the group comprised a mix of French, American, Chinese, Swiss, Brazilian, New Zealand and French/Ghanaian individuals.

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New Flash…

Following on from a successful military operation to remove 200 truck loads of sub-soil and rubble from LHFH construction site, LiverpoolHFH is excited to announce our volunteer program is now scheduled for re-launch in early May 2012.

We are presently in the pre-development stage in preparation for the following tasks to which are likely to commence in June/July

• Drainage Tails
• Foundations
• Beam & blocks
• Timber frames
• Installation
• Internal Boarding
• External battering & weather boarding, etc

Our Big Build program is to build 4 houses in 24 weeks. We have a total of 23 homes to build over the next 2 ½ years.

We are currently holding volunteer taster days in May and was wondering if you would be interested in volunteering for a day? The tasks at this stage of the development will range from general site maintenance, organising in preparation of the build and welfare setup. There are lots of different job to be done and it would be great to receive your support.

Watch this space for more information on LHFH volunteer program to build 23 more homes…

If you are interested in becoming a volunteer please contact either liza@liverpoolhfh.org.uk or paul@liverpoolhfh.org.uk And, download the following documents:

Volunteer guide

Registration forms

HOUSING GRADUATES GIVE LIVERPOOL CHARITY A HELPING HAND

GRADUATES working for UK housing company Redrow Homes have brushed up on teamwork, communication skills, planning, coordination and practical skills while helping a Liverpool housing charity.

The five trainees have transformed an unoccupied house at Liverpool Habitat for Humanity, in Granby-Toxteth, to create a marketing area for would-be home owners, office space and an area where children can learn about construction and view progress on site from the safety of an upstairs bedroom.

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HANDS-ON APPROACH HELPS FAMILY'S DREAM OF HOME OWNERSHIP COME TRUE

HLONIPANI Ben Mpofu dreamed of building a home for his family and thanks to a Liverpool charity he's been able to do just that.

Now he's urging other families in the city to do the same as Liverpool Habitat for Humanity begins recruiting home partners for its remaining 23 homes off Kingsley Road, in Granby-Toxteth.

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Rebecca Ferguson

SINGING STAR HITS RIGHT NOTE WITH ARMY AND HABITAT FOR HUMANITY

SINGING sensation Rebecca Ferguson was a tonic for the troops when she visited a Liverpool housing charity.

The 2010 X-Factor runner-up, back in her home city for the first in a series of sell-out concerts, met home owners, volunteers and staff at Liverpool Habitat for Humanity, as well as Territorial Army soldiers from the 75 Engineer Regiment who are digging drains and building a road for the charity.

Rebecca, 25, set the latest phase of work in motion by helping to dig the foundations for the next set of homes.

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Dave Griffiths and Shannon Ledbetter

NEW PARTNERSHIP MEANS HOUSING CHARITY IS READY TO BUILD AGAIN

HOUSING charity Liverpool Habitat for Humanity has partnered with Cosmopolitan Housing Association in a £2 million deal that secures the future of a unique low-cost building project in Granby-Toxteth.

Homes at the Habitat site off Kingsley Road are built almost entirely by volunteers, including future home owners who must invest 500 hours of 'sweat equity' – physically working on site – in lieu of finding a £10,000 cash deposit.

With nine homes built and eight families housed, building work ground to a halt as the recession hit hard.

Now, a combination of the deal with Liverpool-based Cosmopolitan Housing Association, volunteer help from the Territorial Army's 75 Engineer Regiment to dig drains and build the road that will service the remaining homes, a donation of materials from construction giant Balfour Beatty and subsidiary Birse Civils, plus the backing of Liverpool City Council, means the housing charity can start building again very soon.

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HAWKINS, Sir, YES SIR...

What's your recipe for feeding the troops on a Habitat build?

See more on YouTube Hawkins Chefs Special

As with all great movie productions we also had our fair share of blunders…

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Check out our videos:

Army rescue housing charity. The Territorial Army have leant a helping hand to a Liverpool housing charity in order to get it back on its feet. Read more at Bay TV Liverpool

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TA ENGINEERS GET LIVERPOOL HOUSING CHARITY BACK ON THE ROAD TO SUCCESS

THE British Army has come to the rescue of a Liverpool housing charity and will help set it on the road to completing 23 more homes for low-income families.

Territorial Army soldiers from 75 Engineer Regiment have begun preparatory work before digging drains and building a road, which will service the remaining homes at Liverpool Habitat for Humanity’s site off Kingsley Road, in Granby-Toxteth. Read more

GMS The First Step for First Time Buyers

GMS is LiverpoolHFH support service provider helping homeswners throughout the process of buying their home.

For further information please contact us on Tel: 0151 230 0909 Email: enquiries@gmsltd.co.uk Web: www.gmsltd.co.uk