Women Build is a program through Habitat for Humanity International that promotes the involvement of women in the eradication of poverty housing by working on the construction of Habitat houses.  Women Build projects provide low-income families with decent, affordable homes and an opportunity for women to learn construction in a supportive, encouraging and empowering environment.

Habitat KC is excited to have the support of two local leaders for 2010! KC Councilwoman Cindy Circo & Jackson County Legislator Theresa Garza are co-chairing the Women Build committee for our "Women in Advocacy" project. If you are a woman who advocates for housing, children, women, the arts, or anything at all, we want you to be involved!

What you can do:

• Donate towards this project - we need the funds before we can build.
• Join our Facebook Cause and post it to your profile to tell your friends.
• Host a fundraiser at your home/church or with your organization - get your girlfriends, family and coworkers together and tell them about this project. Habitat staff and committee members can attend and may be able to help you put something together. Please contact Dana Byron for more information.
• Gather a team to fundraise and volunteer on the project.  Raise at least $1,000 all together and your group will get t-shirts and priority scheduling when it comes time to line up our volunteers.  Volunteering on Women Build projects is always popular and space will be limited so this is a great way to get your group their preferred date.
• Plan to volunteer. We aren't scheduling for this project yet, but anticipate building to begin in September. If you have questions you can email Dana or call 816.924.1096 x 101. We're not just looking for construction volunteers - we'll also need people to provide lunches and/or snacks to folks on site and a group of women to plan the house blessing at the end of the build.
• GO BOWLING! Join us on Sunday, July 18th. Information is on the left or you can download the flyer (PDF format, below).  Gather your friends and put together a team! Email the flyer or hang it up at work to help spread the word. To register, click here.

Thank you for giving another Kansas City family a home of their own and empowering women in the process!

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