Earlier, he will work at a Habitat house under construction at 1428 N. Jackson in Americus. After seven years, tens of thousands of hours of volunteer labor, and millions of dollars of support from business, churches and our state and local governments, the goal of SCI is finally in sight. We will soon conclude this massive effort to correct this county's housing deficiencies. Peagler emphasized, though, that the work of SCI and of Habitat's local affiliate will not end in September 2000. The housing inventory of any community is constantly changing.
Homes deteriorate, become abandoned and living conditions change for families.
SCI will continue to provide new homes and renovations for families who find themselves living in unacceptable and unhealthy surroundings. Habitat for Humanity International is a nonprofit, ecumenical Christian housing ministry. HFHI seeks to eliminate poverty housing and homelessness from the world, and to make decent shelter a matter of conscience and action. Habitat invites people from all walks of life to work together in partnership to help build houses with families in need. Habitat has built more than 80,000 houses around the world, providing some 400,000 people in more than 2,000 communities with safe, decent, affordable shelter.