FERGUS – Habitat for Humanity Guelph Wellington held a special Women Build Day at the Garafraxa Village site in Fergus on April 25.
Garafraxa Village is a 32-unit stacked townhouse development on Garafraxa Street and it’s nearing completion.
Officials hope folks can start moving in this fall and with the weather turning around, the push is on to finish the project.
Ten female volunteers got some instruction and then got down to work, framing the basement of one of the units.
Karyn Boscariol, Habitat for Humanity director of communications and resource development, said there’s a need for volunteers and the fundraising they bring in.
After the boards are in place, they are nailed securely. Here Ashley McMillan gets a lesson in how to use a pneumatic nail gun.
But the organization also wants to sell the units and Boscariol said officials want to get the word out that more people likely qualify than one might think.
The units cost about $400,000 and families with combined incomes between $65,000 and $100,000 qualify.
“I think there’s a lot of uncertainty right now,” she said.
“People are hesitating to make a commitment. Or maybe they don’t realize this could be for them.
“It could be the way into home ownership.”
For more information about volunteering, the site or to understand how home ownership through Habitat for Humanity works, visit habitatgw.ca.
Anna Scott uses the chop saw to cut boards for framing at the special Women Build day at Garafraxa Village on April 25. Scott said she loves the ethic and mandate of Habitat for Humanity – to help people get into home ownership – and she looks forward to more volunteering with the organization when she retires.
