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Habitat for Humanity of Nodaway County dedicates home to 12th partner family

Habitat for Humanity of Nodaway County and community members gathered today to celebrate their partnership with the McCoy family and dedicate their new home. 

With Habitat’s assistance, the family took ownership of a new three-bedroom home at 114 W. Lincoln St. in Maryville. With Pastor Kim Mitchell of First United Methodist Church in Maryville providing a blessing, the dedication also included presentations to the McCoy family of a Bible by the Optimist Club of Maryville, toys from Toys for Tots, quilts from the Caring Quilters and the Crazy Quilters of First United Methodist Church, and the planting of a tree from the Maryville Garden Club. 

Enhancing this year’s building project is a partnership forged by Habitat for Humanity of Nodaway County with the Maryville R-II School District and its building trades program at the Northwest Technical School. The boards of Habitat for Humanity of Nodaway County and the Maryville R-II School District approved a memorandum of understanding in April 2020 to help local students acquire hands-on learning while they completed the home for Habitat. 

Habitat for Humanity of Nodaway County is a non-profit, nondenominational Christian housing ministry that seeks to eliminate poverty housing and invites people from all walks of life to work in partnership to build houses with individuals and families in need. It offers partner families an opportunity to help themselves, to own a decent, affordable home of their own, which they pay for and maintain. Partner families invest hundreds of hours of “sweat equity” into building their homes and the homes of others. 

The houses are sold at no profit and with no interest charged. Mortgage payments are placed in a revolving fund and used to finance additional houses. Volunteers provide the labor, and individuals, churches, and corporate sponsors provide the money and materials to build Habitat houses. 

Habitat for Humanity of Nodaway County is one of more than 50 affiliates and campus chapters in the state of Missouri. 

Habitat for Humanity of Nodaway County board members with the McCoy family at their new home.

 

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