Habitat for Humanity Newark is celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2011 with an increase in its rate of homebuilding. The organization has built homes for more than 71 hard-working, low-income families since its founding in 1986. Its goal is to build eleven more in 2011.
In addition to an increase in its rate of construction, Habitat Newark is also venturing beyond the City of Newark to work in other municipalities in 2011. In November, Habitat Newark broke ground on a home in West Orange, the organization’s first home outside of Newark. Homes in Irvington and other towns in Essex County are in the planning stage.
A critical factor in the ability of Habitat Newark to achieve its goals for 2011 will be the amount of funds the group is able to raise. “We are extremely grateful to the individuals and corporations that have supported us in the past,” said David R. Zurheide, executive director of Habitat Newark. “With the drastically increased need for affordable housing for families hit hard by the recession, we are asking our supporters to dig deep to help us achieve our goals this year.”
One source of additional income will be the matching donations from Habitat for Humanity
International’s Cars for Homes program. Vehicles from Essex County zip codes donated to Cars for Homes will earn up to $25,000 matching dollars from the program for Habitat Newark from now through June. Habitat Newark has partnered with the Habitat affiliates from Paterson, Bergen County and Morris County for the grant and will be hosting a Jersey Road Trip in the spring to promote the program.
Other events planned for 2011 will be Habitat Newark’s Annual Golf Outing, a 25th Anniversary
Celebration fundraiser and an architecture design collaboration with NJIT students. In 2010, the
collaboration with NJIT earned a $25,000 NCARB award for the university and generated a design for affordable, energy-efficient townhomes that Habitat Newark hopes to begin building this year.
Habitat for Humanity Newark has built numerous duplexes and single-family homes, suitable
for larger families, several of them in ‘Habitat Villages’ where several Habitat Partner Families live in tight-knit communities.
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