If everything goes well with this one, then we will try to do one a year. We just started this one two weeks ago. We figure it will take six months to complete. The new home will be located on Tuscan Avenue. They are not only learning by doing hands on, but they also know that they are helping somebody who is not as fortunate as someone else.
Students receive a certificate of completion.
I try to get them to the stage where they have seen all the work done and they are ready to master the trade. The carpentry program is not the only PRCC program that will benefit from this Habitat for Humanity project. Students in the heating and air-conditioning, masonry and electrical programs are also lending a hand with the project, which will benefit a needy family in Hattiesburg. Aside from reducing the monetary cost of the house, this increases the personal involvement of each family member in their home. The houses are sold to partner families for no profit with noninterest mortgage.