Habitat for Humanity St. Louis News

Office and Build Site Holiday Schedule

Habitat for Humanity — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:11:20 +0000

Happy Labor Day! The HFHSL office and build site will be closing at noon on Friday, September 3rd. Both will be closed all day on Monday, September 6th. Enjoy your holiday weekend!

Office Angel needed Friday morning!

Habitat for Humanity — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 19:45:04 +0000

Office Angels assist office personnel with office related tasks during our normal business hours. Volunteers should have great attention to detail, be task oriented, be able to work with little supervision, and have Microsoft Word and Excel experience. Currently we are looking for volunteers to assist us with the following:

Friday, September 3 from 8:30am-12pm. 1 volunteer is needed to cover our phones, make copies, and other office tasks as necessary.

If you are interested in volunteering or have any questions, please email Jacinta@habitatstl.org. Please be sure to include your first and last name, phone number and dates and times you are available to volunteer. You will be sent a confirmation email once you are scheduled. Thanks and we look forward to hearing from you soon!

Special Announcement: AHAP Tax Credits

Habitat for Humanity — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:58:10 +0000

Habitat for Humanity Saint Louis is applying for the Missouri Affordable Housing Assistance Program (“AHAP”) Tax Credits. These tax credits are used as an incentive for Missouri businesses and/or individuals to participate in affordable housing production. While the application process is competitive, HFHSL through our history of providing simple, decent and affordable housing firmly believes we can provide a strong application, hopefully allowing these credits to be offered to our generous donors.

To be eligible for an AHAP tax credit, the donation(s) must assist in the production of a specific affordable housing development or, in some cases, provide assistance for administrative costs of the organization. Donations may be in the form of cash, stock, real estate, professional services, or materials/products and must be eligible for the federal income tax charitable deduction. The AHAP tax credit is equal to 55% of the value of the contribution. AHAP credits may be sold and/or are fully transferable (great gift to adult children, parents or anyone with a MO tax liability). The credit may be used in the first year or carried forward for ten years.

Donor eligibility is determined by the business affiliation. The program is available to Corporations, S Corps, Sole Proprietorships, Farm Operations, Individuals with Rental Income, banks and insurance companies among other businesses (For a complete list of eligible donors, please see our website).

For more information, please visit www.habitatstl.org/AHAP. Please contact Habitat for Humanity Saint Louis Real Estate Development Manager, Virginia Williams at Virginia@Habitatstl.org, if you are interested in learning more about AHAP tax credits and would like to be included on our list of potential donors.

ReStore closes at noon on Thursday and Friday

Habitat for Humanity — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 20:59:19 +0000

Yep, like it says. The ReStore will be closing at noon Thursday and Friday this week, so if you were planning to stop by, make sure you come by early! The ReStore will be open regular hours on Saturday, September 4th. Happy shopping!

ReStore at LouFest this weekend

Habitat for Humanity — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 15:38:06 +0000

LouFest is this weekend! If you’ll be there, make sure to stop by the EcoZone – a special area within the festival – to say hi to the ReStore. We’ll be there along with other local organizations committed to conservation, recycling, and clean energy. Hope to see you there!

Monday and Friday Crew Need You!

Habitat for Humanity — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 18:32:14 +0000

Our weekday crews (Monday Crew, Wednesday Crew, and Friday Crew) play an integral part in the build process by helping our construction staff and weekend volunteers stay on schedule. Are you available on Mondays or Fridays? If so, our Monday and/or Friday Crew can use your help! Visit our Weekday Crew page for more details on how to sign-up today!

Special Events Committee Needs YOU!

Habitat for Humanity — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 20:17:50 +0000

A NEW and IMPROVED Special Events Committee is launching on September 1st! We’ve got some big plans for 2011 and so we need all hands on deck. In addition to our annual events like our Trivia Night and Golf Tournament, we’ve got some new events for 2011 and we’d love for you to help make it happen!

If you’ve come to a meeting before (or just thought about it), now is the time to step up! Our next meeting is September 1st at 5:30 PM at the Habitat offices (3763 Forest Park, between Vandeventer and Spring). Hope to see you there! Have any additional questions? Email anna@habitatstl.org.

Construction Leadership Classes at Forest Park

Habitat for Humanity — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 18:19:02 +0000

Are you interested in taking our construction leadership classes, but Tuesday nights do not work with your schedule? Well, we have answered your prayers. For the first time ever, we will host construction leadership training classes on Saturdays at Forest Park Community College. That is right! In just as little as two Saturdays you can complete all six Habitat construction leadership classes.

Registration is now open! Visit our Construction Leadership page for details on class listing and a link to online registration at Forest Park.

CEO Kimberly McKinney on KSDK

Habitat for Humanity — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 14:32:39 +0000

HFHSL CEO Kimberly McKinney spoke with KDSK and Art Holliday on Friday. In case you missed it, see the video below!

New AmeriCorps Members Start at our affiliate!

Habitat for Humanity — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 18:18:38 +0000

We are happy to welcome our first AmeriCorps VISTA members to Habitat for Humanity Saint Louis! AmeriCorps is a national service program that provides thousands of Americans of all ages and backgrounds an opportunity to meet critical community needs. Our two VISTA members are Alyssa Curran and Carolyn Amacher.

Alyssa is the AmeriCorps VISTA-In Kind Acquisitions Coordinator. She will work on helping the affiliate to develop a formal commercial in-kind program. Carolyn Amacher is the AmeriCorps VISTA Neighborhood & Grant Outreach Coordinator. She will work on streamlining our grant application and compliance process and developing a neighborhood association in the JeffVanderLou neighborhood. Please welcome them when you see them around the office and at events.