In 2009, New Orleans Area Habitat for Humanity ended its 26th year having built 93 homes for families in Orleans, Jefferson and St. Bernard Parishes.  Overall in 26 years of service, New Orleans Habitat has helped over 379 families become Habitat homeowners – 278 of those just since Hurricane Katrina.

“Our success is directly attributed to the volunteers who continue to support our efforts by coming out and working day after day and our incredible donors who provide funding for our homes,” stated Jim Pate, executive director, New Orleans Area Habitat for Humanity.  “Their tireless efforts give us faith and support to support our mission of building low-income housing.”

As New Orleans Habitat prepares for 2010, we take stock in our successes of 2009:

•  Collegiate Spring Break – our future hard at work
•  True Value – donated over 20 tractor trailers full of merchandise from their Spring Market Convention
•  Celebrated the opening of Entergy Innovation Center in the Upper Ninth, a business resource center built in partnership with Idea Village.
•  Welcomed over 18,000 volunteers accounting for over 301,000 volunteer hours.
•  Completed building of homes in Musicians’ Village core site -- 72 single family homes and 5 elder-friendly duplexes, including four blocks of new roads.
•  93 families have received homes – average number of homes built annually pre-Katrina was 10-12.

Be a part of the progress in 2010 – VOLUNTEER with New Orleans Habitat for Humanity! Without you, we cannot get the job done!!!!