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Habitat for Humanity Barry County Receives Gift from Lake Trust Home Loan Giveback Program Habitat for Humanity Barry County has been selected as a beneficiary of Lake Trust Credit Union's Home Loan Giveback program, receiving a generous donation of $23,455. Amanda Wurm from Lake Trust Credit Union presented the check to Executive Director Cindy Preston, marking a significant step
Groundbreaking for Home #45
On Sunday, March 9, community members, board members, and volunteers gathered to celebrate the groundbreaking of Home #45 at 1201 N Broadway in Hastings. This milestone marks the beginning of a new home for the Hammond-Cooper family, who were selected as the partner family for this build. The ceremony featured opening remarks from Cindy Preston, Executive Director
Executive Director Earns Builder’s License
We are thrilled to announce that our Executive Director, Cindy Preston, has officially obtained her builder’s license! This accomplishment will greatly benefit Habitat for Humanity Barry County by saving both time and money in the construction of our next home. Cindy’s dedication and hard work will help streamline the building process, allowing us to serve more families in
Join us may 15th as we commemorate a remarkable journey of community, compassion, and construction at the 2025 Habitat for Humanity Barry County Building Better Dinner and Silent Auction.
The evening will be a splendid blend of fun, entertainment, and purpose. The night will unfold with a series of heartwarming presentations highlighting the incredible impact Habitat for Humanity has made in Barry County over the years. We will also hear a live interview with the partner family for home #45–being built this year.
Date: May 15th
Time: 5:30 pm reception | 6:00 pm dinner
About Habitat for Humanity Barry County
Habitat for Humanity Barry County was incorporated on May 8, 1989 and since that time we have built 44 new homes.
We build our homes in partnership with low-income Barry County families. Home number 44 just south of Hastings was built for the Jason Goggins family and completed in late November of 2023.
Our next home project will not begin until we have the funds we need secured, or pledged. Please consider how you can help!
What is Habitat? Read on…
Our Mission Statement is:
Seeking to put God’s love into action, Habitat for Humanity brings people together to build homes, communities and hope.
Habitat for Humanity International has a vision of a world where everyone has a decent place to live. We strive toward that same vision in our county!
Habitat for Humanity Barry County is a Christian ministry dedicated to making that vision become reality, one home at a time. We are run by a volunteer Board of Directors. Aside from a few key staff people, we rely on volunteer labor in the ReStore, and on the construction site.
Our Home Program
There are many paths to Home Ownership, but a traditional mortgage program can be out of reach for many people. We can remove some of the barriers, but not all of them. If you are selected as a partner family we will build, or renovate, an energy efficient home for you. We then sell it to you for the appraised value, keeping it affordable for your family by fluctuating the terms and not adding market rate interest. Your credit must be decent and your debt load cannot be excessive. The down payment on a Habitat home is $500.00 + your hours of work. That makes a Habitat partnership an appealing option for many people who would otherwise only be able to afford a “handyman’s dream” home.
Construction
Our homes are sold, not given, to selected low-income partner families. Prospective homeowners are required to provide “sweat equity” of at least 300 hours of work on the construction of their home in order to qualify. Newly constructed homes are Energy Star Certified and are built according to Universal Standards.
Homes are built with the help of volunteers. We use supplies and subcontractors from our local communities whenever possible, thus providing additional benefits to Barry County. The short term objective is to construct our homes one at a time, as we can raise the money. The long term objective is to increase community support and awareness while creating a sustainable construction fund.
We also have a home repair program that can assist with critical home repairs in existing homes. We work in partnership with Barry County Home Repair, Community Action Agency and other local organizations to help low-income homeowners in our county be able to stay in their existing homes.
We recently completed home number 44, just south of Hastings. This home, built for the Jason Goggins family, represents not just a physical structure, but a foundation for family stability and opportunity. Completed in late November of 2023, this project underscores Habitat’s commitment to partnering with families in Barry County to secure a safe, affordable place to call home. This project has been especially significant as the homeowner is a disabled Navy veteran and a single dad raising three kids, including a handicapped son.
Help Build Strength and Stability
At Habitat for Humanity, we build. We build because we believe that everyone, everywhere should have a healthy, affordable place to call home. When a family helps build or improve a place they can call home, they are also building a better community, a better life for
themselves.
Your donation will help families in need of a decent place to build long-term financial
security. With an affordable, stable home, families have more to spend on food, medicine, child care, education and other essentials. Your support can help us do more in all the many ways that Habitat builds.
Thanks to you, Habitat is transforming lives here in Barry County and all around the world.
