UT Habitat for Humanity Projects

Most of the work done by the UT Habitat for Humanity chapter takes place in the Greater Toledo area and its surrounding communities. Ranging from prepping the land for a home to placing the finishing touches on a home, the UT Habitat for Humanity chapter does it all. Under the supervision of experienced construction crews as well as regular Habitat for Humanity volunteers, students and faculty participate every step of the way!

In addition to the Toledo homes and volunteer projects, our chapter takes students and faculty beyond. We have traveled to John's Island in South Carolina; Washington, DC, Wisconsin, the Bahamas, North Carolina, and a hurricane build in Miami. Plus, we try to keep ourselves busy during other times of the year as well, when it's not exactly "building season."  Some of the other projects in which we participate include but are not limited to:

• Act!, Speak!, Build! Week, which is an international awareness week in March-April. We host different events each day to raise awareness about homelessness an poverty. In 2007, we hosted five speakers on our speaker panel, volunteered several hours at a local eara church cleaning the attic, worked on the Multifaith House built in Spencer township, as well as planned the Golden Hammer 5K to raise money to send to Ethiopia.

• Collegiate Challenge, during which students have the opportunity to take part in an Alternative Spring Break experience, allowing them to go to different parts of the country and help on home project build sites.

• Clean Your Streams Project, during with we all take part in cleaning up a section of the Ottawa River, especially the section that runs right through UT's campus!

• Cardboard City, when students sleep in cardboard boxes all throughout Centennial Mall to raise awareness about homelessness.

• The Golden Hammer 5K, when students come together to race through the UT campus to raise awareness and funds to sponsor the building of homes in other parts of the world. In 2007, the UT chapter raised $250 to send to Ethiopia!