Following a $35,000 donation from the Yellowknife Community Foundation, Habitat for Humanity Northwest Territories feels itSA国际影视传媒檚 SA国际影视传媒渙ne step closer to building an affordable home for a local family.SA国际影视传媒�
Funds received by the housing-based organization will be put towards SA国际影视传媒渃apital costs for the construction of a four-bedroom home on Spence Road in Yellowknife.SA国际影视传媒�
City council agreed to transfer building lots to Habitat for Humanity NWT following a meeting on March 28.
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Four properties in the area of Spence Road and one in the Vale Islands area of Hay River were donated to Habitat for Humanity NWT for development purposes.
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Since 2014, Habitat for Humanity NWT has built five affordable family homes in the Northwest Territories, with the five in 2021 being in Yellowknife and Dettah.
According to the organization, plans to build at least eight more homes over the next four years are in place.
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Jason Snaggs, grants committee chair of Yellowknife Community Foundation, stated, SA国际影视传媒淭he Yellowknife Community Foundation is delighted to support Habitat for Humanity Northwest Territories with the construction of a new home for a family in the Yellowknife region. We look forward to seeing the positive impact that this build will have, and others for families in the Northwest Territories.SA国际影视传媒�
Homes currently under construction in Yellowknife and Hay River are anticipated to be complete in late fall 2022.
