Wilson heard about Habitat from a neighbor who knew her daughter is very sick. Wilson applied for a house, and was approved for an interest-free loan. Another person besides the home purchaser can do 200 of the 400 hours, she said. Sweat equity is a requirement for people getting Habitat houses. The money pays for material and property.
Labor is donated, mostly church members from the various church groups that build the houses.
On Harvest Lane, a group of 10 Washtenaw County Methodist churches, including First United Methodist and Stony Creek Methodist, committed to building the house for Habitat. On Monroe, one house is being built by a coalition of Lutherans, Episcopalians and the United Church of Christ, and First Congregational on Adams. The second house is being built by a coalition of churches of different denominations. As many as 100 people have worked on the house at 824 Monroe, said volunteer coordinator Len Arnston. About 35 to 40 volunteers per day might spend time working on a house.