ABOUT THIS EPISODE
A house is more than walls and a roof. It's safety. Stability. Pride. Hope. And a place to call your own. ❤️
This week, Hello Hello is coming to you from inside House #17 built by Tri River Habitat for Humanity in South Boston, Virginia and this may be one of the most meaningful places we've ever recorded.
Alyssa Rogers sits down with Larry Davis and Bob Hughes to learn what really happens behind the scenes at Tri River Habitat for Humanity and clear up one of the biggest misconceptions about its work:
These homes aren't simply given away.
Families go through an extensive qualification process, purchase their homes and make monthly mortgage payments. They're also expected to invest significant sweat equity into building their future home. The family preparing to move into House #17 has contributed more than 400 hours to its construction.
And they didn't build it alone.
Volunteers, businesses, organizations and donors from across the community have contributed their time, skills, materials and resources to make this house possible. You don't even need construction experience to help—Larry and Bob make it clear that there is a place for anyone willing to show up.
This particular home carries another special meaning. House #17 will be dedicated in memory of Gene Haugh, who helped build 13 of the organization's 17 houses and served as a project manager on several of them. His legacy of service lives on in a home that will soon belong to another local family.
One question from our conversation has stayed with me:
Have we shown up when it mattered? Have we given a little more than we've taken? And have we left this world a little better than we found it?
This episode is proof of what can happen when an entire community answers yes.
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