Builders Help To Build Community Spirit of the o& THE CoUy, builders (NAHB)are giving some- thing back to their communities in a variety of creative ways. More than 700 individual char- itable projects were conducted last year by builders, remodelers and home-building product and service suppliers in every state in the country. A Home Builders Care 2000 Report showed that the housing industry has made a difference through construction, repair, renovation and beautification projects, scholarships and grants, and giv- ing campaigns. Many home builders are using their skills and expertise to help Americans achieve the dream of home ownership as well as to pro- vide shelter to neighbors in need. Home builders in hundreds of 5 a& Ca RE: ~ (NAPS)—Members National Association of Home- S UnLpEe* Home builders have made a difference through a variety of projects nationwide. * providing training and men- toring for high-risk students, such as offering career-specific construction classes for students who prefer a hands-on learning hours to help Habitat for Human- experience. * serving dinners at homeless and donating materials and helping victims of domestic abuse. retrofitting or fixing up communities have given countless ity wipe out poverty housing, volunteering expert labor for builds money and conducting fundrais- ing campaigns. NAHB members worked on more than 40 Habitat HomeBuilders Care projects in shelters, hosting blood drives and homes for disabled, elderly or low-incomeresidents. helping to protect the envi- ronment by teaching builders and developers how to prevent dirt on 2000. Other ways the housing indus- job sites from flowing into rivers include: * providing advocacy, mentor- parks. try contributes to communities ing, counseling, education and and streams; distributing trees and adopting hiking trails and Whether they are fighting financial assistance for children. This includes buying winter coats hunger in Anchorage or building a foster-care home in Shreveport, underprivileged children. * supporting in-school pro- of Dimes in Texas or donating funds to an AIDS Support Group in and funding trips to camp for grams for high school students, and continuing education for adults. hosting a ball to benefit the March Seattle, home builders help make American communities a better placetolive.
