Buzzards Bay Area Habitat for Humanity

Buzzards Bay Area Habitat for Humanity (BBAHFH) will hold a dedication ceremony for two families on June 8, at 11:00 am at 629 Westport. The public is invited to attend.

During the ceremony, the families will be presented with keys to their new homes, while the nonprofit gives thanks to all the volunteers, subcontractors and donors that helped make the build happen. The homes were designed by Saltonstall Architects as a farmhouse-style, 3-bedroom, 2 bath, 2-unit duplex, built with Passive House strategies, one of the highest home energy efficiency ways to build. At the close of the dedication, attendees may take a walkthrough of one of the homes. The new homeowners are two local women that will be moving in with their families. As part of Habitat’s “sweat equity” requirement, each family contributed over 300 hours building their own home. The homes were built in partnership with the Westport Housing Trust and CPC fund.

Donations of money and materials, as well as volunteer labor, enable Buzzards Bay Area Habitat for Humanity to build homes for those in need in our area. The completed homes are sold to qualified families at an affordable price with a below-market interest loan. For more information, to make a donation, or to volunteer, please visit www.BuzzardsBayHabitat.org or call 508-758-4517.

The Buzzards Bay Area Habitat for Humanity is currently seeking donated land or low-cost land options for their next building site. According to BBAHFH Executive Director Christine Lacourse, “We are currently looking for land suitable to build a house or duplex. Ideally, the land will be donated to BBAHFH by an individual, group or even a town or city entity. We may also build on city lots and rehab existing homes as well.” Since Habitat for Humanity is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, land donations are tax deductible per IRS code.