Ammonoosuc Habitat

HFHAR has purchased a property on Elm Street in Lancaster and is gearing up to build in 2012. If you are a prospective partner family and would like to apply for home ownership you can get in touch by calling 603-616-2515.

If you would like to volunteer time or make a donation please contact us!

Habitat for Humanity Ammonoosuc Region, P.O. Box 46, Littleton, NH 03561.

Our email address is: ammonoosuchabitat@gmail.com

And our phone number is: 603-616-2515

Construction continues at the build site on Thorn Hill road in Bethlehem with the partner family.

This past week we had 12 volunteers on Thursday and 11 volunteers on Saturday.  We are making good progress.  So far we are about 3 weeks ahead of last year’s building schedule.

This week,  with the emphasis on truss installation,  we could again use about 10-12 volunteers for each work day.  Starr Construction will have people helping us with the trusses. We hope to keep things moving towards a mid-November finish.

Photos from the 2011 build at Thorn Hill in Bethlehem.

We have a Purchase and Sales Agreement on land in Bethlehem and the Family Selection process is underway. We should be building this summer, so stay tuned for updates!

HERS rating for our 2010 habitat house is 51, compared to our 2009 habitat house  HERS rating of 77. What is a HERS rating? It stands for Home Energy Rating System. A score of 100 means your house will use the same amount of energy as a house built to the current Energy Code. A score of 77 means your house uses 77% as much energy as a house built to the current energy code, and a score of 51 means your house uses 51% as much energy as a house built to the current energy code. To make energy star standards, a HERS of 80 is required.

The Whitefield House house is finished and the partner family has moved in.

- We   started  working on the site on  June 26  finished the house on  December 17

- We had a good experience in Whitefield and good community support

-  Over 70 volunteers  (skilled and unskilled)   AND   over 3500 volunteer hours

LIST  OF IN KIND DONORS

These are organizations, churches, businesses, and trades people    -    who  gave  DONATIONS, DISCOUNTS, MATERIALS or  FREE LABOR.

• AHEAD • Aubuchon Hardware, Littleton
• Beautiful Visions Window Cleaning
• Brien Ward, Attorney at Law • CALCO
• Carr Well & Pump Services • Carroll Concrete
• Champagne Solutions • Clough Construction
• Connecticut River Bank • Curt Brown, Builder
• D S Contractors • Daughters of Charity
• Dodge Construction • Dunkin’ Donuts, Whitefield
• Exit 41 Rental • First Congregational Church of Littleton
• First United Methodist Church of Littleton
• Harrison Publishing House • Hicks Painting
• Home Depot • Interiors Green
• J. A. Corey Electric & Telephone • Jiffy Mart, Whitefield
• Kirby Huntoon, Heating and Plumbing
• Laconia Savings Bank • Leo J. Enos, Landscaping
• Littleton Coin Company • Littleton Diner
• Littleton Rotary Club • Lobdell Associates
• Lowe’s Home Improvement • Meadow Leasing
• Mike Gray and Son Trucking & Excavating
• Mill River Furniture • Mt. Lakes Campground
• Mt. View Grand Resort & Spa • Northway Bank
• Northwoods Manufacturing • Passumpsic Savings Bank
• Perras Lumber • Poulsen Lumber
• Presby Construction • Presby Environmental
• Robert Stiles Enterprises • Rotary Club of Lancaster
• Samaha & Russell, Attorneys at Law
• Simino Construction • SPS Trucking
• St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church • Starr Construction
• Stiles Fuel • Stitch at the Old Mill • T P Toilets
• The Carpet Barn • The Wooden Thumb
• TransCanada Hydro Northeast • Union Bank
• Varney & Smith Lumber • Vermont Natural Coatings
• W. Rexford & Sons • White Mt. Appraisals
• White Mt. Concrete Forms • Whitefield Advent Christian Church
• Whitefield Hardware & Building Materials
• Whitefield Lions Club • Woodsville Guaranty Savings Bank

Thank you to everyone who helped and supported our mission in 2010!

We are now planning for 2011.  We are searching for a building site and we are seeking interested partner families.

Want to get involved? CALL NOW      603-788-2645 or 603-616-2515

In 2009 we built our first house in Littleton, NH.
2009 house photo page  -  http://2009house.shutterfly.com/
We are now building our second house in Whitefield, NH.
Our goal is to build one house per year in our affiliate area

As Habitat for Humanity Ammonoosuc Region moves forward, we’re continually in need of land, materials, volunteers and monetary donations. If you’d like to help, please email us, call 603-616-2515 or complete our online volunteer form.

The exterior nears completion, October 2010

See photos of the progress at the Whitefield site in the Photo Gallery.

To donate securely online follow these steps:

1. Click here, and then wait until you see the orange  icon on the following page and then click on it.
2. Search for “Ammonoosuc” or “03561″
3. Select “Ammonoosuc Region” and click “Finish.”
4. Proceed through the “3 Simple Steps.”
5. Thank You.

HFHAR looks at three areas when selecting a partner family:  Your Need, Your Ability to Pay, and Your Willingness to Partner.  To be a qualifying family your income needs to be between $20,000 and $45,000 depending on family size.  Habitat homes are sold to partner families at no profit and are financed with no-interest loans.  If you might be interested in being a habitat home owner, please contact us.