A Look Back at a Great Year for Homes For Hope

The start of a new year is a good time to look back and see the good from the past year. Homes for Hope broke ground on a number of homes throughout the United States, helping not only local families but thousands of underserved and underprivileged families all over the world.

We often think of the time around the holidays when we want to give back, but the needs of the impoverished are year-round.

In 2013, Homes for Hope was busy all year and built homes in Colorado, North Dakota, Southern California and more. These houses were more than just homes. The money raised reached families overseas who used it to build their own businesses and break the cycle of poverty.

Let’s take a look at some of the homes and their impact:

·         Wathen Castanos Hybrid Homes built the first Homes For Hope home in California. The goal of the home was to raise $100,000 to fund entrepreneurs in 17 countries like Haiti, Afghanistan, Romania and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

·         In North Dakota, Red Door Homes broke ground on the state’s first Homes For Hope home in September. Red Door Homes owner Art Goldhammer said, “It is hard to put your finger on just the sense of joy that you can help out that many people and that, things you can’t even relate to, but you can make that big a difference in the world from Bismarck, North Dakota.”

·         Baessler Homes raised $123,777.97 after building and selling a home in Millikin, Colorado. The money will provide microloans to more than 5,000 people. “At Baessler Homes, we realized that Homes for Hope offered us the opportunity to meet the needs of many more people than we could serve alone,” said Jamie Baessler, vice president of the company.

All of these companies are local, yet their impact to end poverty is being felt on a global scale. With so much success in 2013, it’s exciting to think what the new year will bring for Homes for Hope and the thousands of people it will help.

For more information about Homes for Hope or to find out how you can help, visit www.Homes4Hope.org.

 Until next time,

Jeff Rutt