Habitat for Humanity International announces affiliates selected to participate in Neighborhood Revitalization Initiative
Program encourages affiliates to expand services to reach more families in need of decent, affordable housing
ATLANTA (June 28, 2010) – Habitat for Humanity International announced this week that 163 U.S. affiliates will participate in the initial phase of its Neighborhood Revitalization Initiative. That effort will focus on improving housing conditions while partnering with other community organizations to provide services that enhance the overall quality of life across struggling neighborhoods.
“If we are going to help families thrive in healthy neighborhoods, we have to direct some significant efforts into healing America’s troubled communities,” said Jonathan Reckford, CEO of Habitat for Humanity International. “These affiliates will work together to develop strategies and create strong networks that can be used to address individual neighborhood issues.”
As part of the first phase, affiliates will receive training and guidance on how to revitalize communities through a variety of housing solutions and community development efforts.
“The affiliates selected to take part in the first phase of the Neighborhood Revitalization Initiative are a diverse group so that we can learn how NRI will work in as many different affiliate situations as possible,” said Larry Gluth, senior vice president of Habitat’s U.S. and Canada area office. “We’ll take lessons learned from this first phase and incorporate them as the program expands over time. The Neighborhood Revitalization Initiative adds another dimension to our mission of providing families with decent, affordable places to live.”
In 2009, Habitat for Humanity International announced the formal launch of the Neighborhood Revitalization Initiative. Habitat affiliates were invited to apply to take part in the initiative, which encourages them to serve more families and to create more resilient and sustainable communities by offering a variety of services in addition to new house construction.
Through the initiative, Habitat affiliates, in collaboration with other community organizations, will collectively determine the projects that will be carried out locally. Habitat services may include new house construction, rehabilitation of vacant and foreclosed properties, house repairs for low-income homeowners, and weatherization to make houses more energy-efficient and affordable.
For a full list of Habitat affiliates that have been selected to participate in the Neighborhood Revitalization Initiative, visit the newsroom at www.habitat.org.
About Habitat for Humanity International
Habitat for Humanity International is an ecumenical Christian ministry that welcomes to its work all people dedicated to the cause of eliminating poverty housing. Since its founding in 1976, Habitat has built, rehabilitated, repaired or improved more than 350,000 houses worldwide, providing simple, decent and affordable shelter for more than 1.75 million people. For more information, or to donate or volunteer, visit www.habitat.org.
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Affiliate |
City |
State |
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Greater Birmingham Habitat for Humanity |
Fairfield |
AL |
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Habitat for Humanity in Mobile County |
Mobile |
AL |
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Habitat for Humanity of Pulaski County |
Little Rock |
AR |
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Habitat for Humanity East Bay |
Oakland |
CA |
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Habitat for Humanity Golden Empire |
Bakersfield |
CA |
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Inland Valley Habitat for Humanity |
Temecula |
CA |
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Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles |
Gardena |
CA |
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Habitat for Humanity of Orange County Inc. |
Santa Ana |
CA |
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Habitat for Humanity Riverside |
Riverside |
CA |
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Sacramento Habitat for Humanity |
Sacramento |
CA |
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San Diego Habitat for Humanity |
San Diego |
CA |
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Habitat for Humanity for San Luis Obispo |
San Luis Obispo |
CA |
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Silicon Valley Habitat for Humanity |
Milpitas |
CA |
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"Solano-Napa Habitat for Humanity, Inc." |
Suisun City |
CA |
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Habitat for Humanity of Tulare County |
Visalia |
CA |
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Habitat for Humanity of Ventura County |
Oxnard |
CA |
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Habitat for Humanity of Fort Collins |
Fort Collins |
CO |
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Habitat for Humanity of La Plata County |
Durango |
CO |
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Habitat for Humanity of Metro Denver |
Denver |
CO |
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Pikes Peak Habitat for Humanity |
Colorado Springs |
CO |
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Habitat for Humanity of the St. Vrain Valley |
Longmont |
CO |
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"Habitat for Humanity of Southeastern Connecticut, Inc." |
New London |
CT |
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"Habitat for Humanity of Washington, DC, Inc." |
Washington |
DC |
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Habitat for Humanity of New Castle County |
Wilmington |
DE |
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Sussex County Habitat for Humanity |
Georgetown |
DE |
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Beaches Habitat for Humanity |
Atlantic Beach |
FL |
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Charlotte County Habitat for Humanity |
Punta Gorda |
FL |
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Habitat for Humanity of East Polk Co |
Winter Haven |
FL |
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Habitat for Humanity of Hillsborough Co Florida Inc. |
Tampa |
FL |
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Indian River County Habitat for Humanity |
Vero Beach |
FL |
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"Habitat for Humanity of Jacksonville, Inc. c/o DBA Habijax HFH" |
Jacksonville |
FL |
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Lakeland Habitat for Humanity |
Lakeland |
FL |
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"Habitat for Humanity of Marion Co, Inc." |
Ocala |
FL |
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"Habitat for Humanity of Martin County, Inc." |
Stuart |
FL |
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Habitat for Humanity of Greater Miami |
Miami |
FL |
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"Habitat for Humanity DeKalb, Inc." |
Decatur |
GA |
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Macon Area Habitat for Humanity |
Macon |
GA |
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New Horizons Habitat for Humanity |
Americus |
GA |
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Valdosta-Lowndes Co. Habitat for Humanity |
Valdosta |
GA |
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Habitat for Humanity of Council Bluffs |
Council Bluffs |
IA |
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Greater Des Moines Habitat for Humanity |
Des Moines |
IA |
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Iowa Valley Habitat for Humanity |
Iowa City |
IA |
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Habitat for Humanity North Idaho |
Hayden |
ID |
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Habitat for Humanity Chicago South Suburbs |
Chicago Heights |
IL |
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Habitat for Humanity Lake County |
Waukegan |
IL |
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Habitat for Humanity of McLean County |
Bloomington |
IL |
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Fox Valley Habitat for Humanity |
Aurora |
IL |
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Habitat for Humanity of Evansville |
Evansville |
IN |
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Heartland Habitat for Humanity |
Kansas City |
KS |
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Habitat for Humanity of Madison & Clark Counties |
Richmond |
KY |
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Habitat for Humanity of Metro Louisville |
Louisville |
KY |
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Habitat for Humanity Calcasieu Area |
Lake Charles |
LA |
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Lafayette Habitat for Humanity |
Lafayette |
LA |
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Habitat for Humanity of Ouachita |
Monroe |
LA |
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Habitat for Humanity St. Tammany West |
Mandeville |
LA |
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Habitat for Humanity of Cape Cod |
West Yarmouth |
MA |
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Habitat for Humanity Central Berkshire |
Pittsfield |
MA |
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Habitat for Humanity of Greater Lowell |
Westford |
MA |
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Habitat for Humanity Greater Boston |
Boston |
MA |
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Habitat for Humanity MetroWest/Greater Worcester |
Worchester |
MA |
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Habitat for Humanity North Central Massachusetts |
Fitchburg |
MA |
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Caroline County Habitat for Humanity |
Denton |
MD |
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Habitat for Humanity of the Chesapeake |
Baltimore |
MD |
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Harford Habitat for Humanity |
Bel Air |
MD |
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Sandtown Habitat for Humanity |
Baltimore |
MD |
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Bay County Habitat for Humanity |
Bay City |
MI |
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Blue Water Habitat for Humanity |
Port Huron |
MI |
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Genesee County Habitat for Humanity |
Flint |
MI |
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Habitat for Humanity Detroit |
Detroit |
MI |
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Lakeshore Habitat for Humanity |
Holland |
MI |
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Habitat for Humanity of Lenawee County |
Adrian |
MI |
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Habitat for Humanity of Monroe County |
Monroe |
MI |
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Saginaw Habitat for Humanity |
Saginaw |
MI |
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Central Minnesota Habitat for Humanity |
Saint Cloud |
MN |
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Lakes Area Habitat for Humanity |
Brainerd |
MN |
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Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity |
Minneapolis |
MN |
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Kansas City Habitat for Humanity |
Kansas City |
MO |
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"Habitat for Humanity Springfield, Missouri" |
Springfield |
MO |
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Habitat for Humanity Bay Waveland Area |
Bay Saint Louis |
MS |
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Hattiesburg Area Habitat for Humanity |
Hattiesburg |
MS |
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Habitat for Humanity Metro Jackson |
Jackson |
MS |
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Habitat for Humanity of Flathead Valley |
Kalispell |
MT |
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Habitat for Humanity of Gallatin Valley |
Belgrade |
MT |
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Habitat for Humanity of Missoula |
Missoula |
MT |
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Habitat for Humanity of Southwest Montana |
Butte |
MT |
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Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity |
Asheville |
NC |
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Habitat for Humanity Cabarrus County |
Concord |
NC |
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Caldwell County Habitat for Humanity |
Lenoir |
NC |
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Cape Fear Habitat for Humanity |
Wilmington |
NC |
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Habitat for Humanity of Catawba Valley |
Hickory |
NC |
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Habitat for Humanity of Durham |
Durham |
NC |
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Habitat for Humanity of Forsyth County |
Winston Salem |
NC |
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"Habitat for Humanity of Goldsboro-Wayne, Inc." |
Goldsboro |
NC |
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Habitat for Humanity of Greater Greensboro |
Greensboro |
NC |
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Habitat for Humanity of Iredell County |
Statesville |
NC |
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Habitat for Humanity of Matthews |
Matthews |
NC |
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Our Towns Habitat for Humanity |
Cornelius |
NC |
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Habitat for Humanity of the NC Sandhills |
Aberdeen |
NC |
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Habitat for Humanity of Wake County |
Raleigh |
NC |
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Grand Island Area Habitat for Humanity |
Grand Island |
NE |
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Habitat for Humanity of Omaha |
Omaha |
NE |
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Metro Camden Habitat for Humanity |
Camden |
NJ |
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Morris Habitat for Humanity |
Mine Hill |
NJ |
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Paterson Habitat for Humanity |
Paterson |
NJ |
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Habitat for Humanity of Greater Newburgh |
Newburgh |
NY |
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Habitat for Humanity New York City |
New York |
NY |
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Habitat for Humanity Dayton |
Dayton |
OH |
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Habitat for Humanity Firelands |
Huron |
OH |
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Habitat for Humanity Greater Columbus |
Columbus |
OH |
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Maumee Valley Habitat for Humanity |
Toledo |
OH |
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Habitat for Humanity of Portage County |
Ravenna |
OH |
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Habitat for Humanity of Summit County Inc. |
Akron |
OH |
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TriState Habitat for Humanity |
Cincinnati |
OH |
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Bend Area Habitat for Humanity |
Bend |
OR |
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"Habitat for Humanity of Bucks Co, Inc." |
Chalfont |
PA |
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Habitat for Humanity of Greater Harrisburg Area |
Harrisburg |
PA |
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Lancaster Area Habitat for Humanity |
Lancaster |
PA |
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Habitat for Humanity of Montgomery County |
Norristown |
PA |
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"Habitat for Humanity Philadelphia, Inc." |
Philadelphia |
PA |
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Habitat for Humanity of Greater Pittsburgh |
Duquesne |
PA |
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Habitat for Humanity Reading/Berks |
Reading |
PA |
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Habitat for Humanity of Berkeley County |
Moncks Corner |
SC |
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Central South Carolina Habitat for Humanity |
Columbia |
SC |
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Charleston Habitat for Humanity |
Charleston |
SC |
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Habitat for Humanity of Greenville County |
Greenville |
SC |
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Sea Island Habitat for Humanity |
Johns Island |
SC |
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Black Hills Area Habitat for Humanity |
Rapid City |
SD |
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Brookings Area Habitat for Humanity |
Brookings |
SD |
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Habitat for Humanity of Greater Sioux Falls |
Sioux Falls |
SD |
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Habitat for Humanity of Cleveland |
Cleveland |
TN |
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Habitat for Humanity of Greater Memphis |
Memphis |
TN |
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Loudon County Habitat for Humanity |
Loudon |
TN |
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Putnam County Habitat for Humanity |
Cookeville |
TN |
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Austin Habitat for Humanity |
Austin |
TX |
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Habitat for Humanity of El Paso |
El Paso |
TX |
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Houston Habitat for Humanity |
Houston |
TX |
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Habitat for Humanity of Jefferson County |
Beaumont |
TX |
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"Habitat for Humanity of South Collin County, Texas" |
Plano |
TX |
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Trinity Habitat for Humanity |
Fort Worth |
TX |
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Waco Habitat for Humanity |
Waco |
TX |
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Salt Lake Valley Habitat for Humanity |
Salt Lake City |
UT |
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Habitat for Humanity of Utah County |
Orem |
UT |
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Habitat for Humanity of Greater Charlottesville |
Charlottesville |
VA |
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Danville & Pittsylvania Co Habitat for Humanity |
Danville |
VA |
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Peninsula Habitat for Humanity |
Newport News |
VA |
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Richmond Metropolitan Habitat for Humanity |
Richmond |
VA |
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Habitat for Humanity of the Roanoke Valley |
Roanoke |
VA |
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Habitat for Humanity of Winchester-Frederick County |
Winchester |
VA |
