National Honor Society (NHS) students helped build houses in Wichita for Habitat for Humanity on Nov. 21 and 22, 2024.
Steven Porter organized the service project with Habitat for Humanity while Addison Hull and Taidghin Mora-Bruce each served as team leads for one of the days of building.
To have a home built by Habitat for Humanity, families must apply, show need, have the ability to pay the mortgage, and show a willingness to partner and provide sweat equity in the construction of the house. They are also required to do financial literacy training and are assigned a budget coach to help teach them ways to stay on track financially. It takes about a year to get through the application process. A three-bedroom house typically runs around $450 per month for the mortgage and insurance.
Families are able to accept or decline proposed locations and are given several options on the house itself. While the number of bedrooms is decided by the committee based on family size and needs, families can choose from a selection of heights for the house, exterior colors, between two interior wall colors, and the color of their cabinets.
For more information about Habitat for Humanity, please visit their website: www.wichitahabitat.org.
