Habitat for Humanity of Shawnee, OK 
2515 N. Kickapoo 
Shawnee, OK 74804

 Tel: (405) 214-0434
Fax: (405) 275-1995
E-mail: office@
shawneehabitat.org

 Serving Shawnee, Oklahoma.

 Founded in 1994
 
 

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A bold challenge

 
The ultimate goal of Habitat for Humanity is to eliminate poverty housing and homelessness from the face of the earth by building adequate and basic housing. Furthermore, all of our words and actions are for the ultimate purpose of putting shelter on the hearts and minds of people in such a powerful way that poverty housing and homelessness become socially, politically, and religiously unacceptable in our nations and the world.

 
Habitat for Humanity of Shawnee is an affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International, a nonprofit housing ministry based on Christian principles.
We welcome those of any faith--or no faith--to join in the work of building simple, decent, safe, and affordable houses in partnership with God’s people in need.



Habitat for Humanity of Shawnee
2009
 
Tim Youmans, President
John Wright, Treasurer
Marguerite Guinn, Admin. Assist.
Mike Rader, Construction Supervisor
 

Board of Directors
 
Barbara Brown
Heather Burris
Janet Burns
Michael Cappo
Kelley Chlouber
Vounda Davis
David DeSeguirant
J. Roger Henson
Brince Henderson
Lee Hinson
Stephanie McCullough
Timothy McCollum
Clint Parker
Robyn Stewart
Kyle Tresch
Craig Walker
Aaron Willis



Volunteer Opportunities

Looking for a way to spend some quality time volunteering and make a positive impact in your community? Habitat for Humanity of Shawnee has some great opportunities waiting for you!

Weekday Volunteers Needed

Are you bored due to retirement or temporary unemployment? Are you a stay at home parent or college student with free days off? Would you like to learn new skills while volunteering your time to help others? If you answered yes, we have the perfect fit for you! We are in need of volunteers who can help us every other Saturday at the construction site.

Our volunteers are involved in framing, vinyl siding, painting, trim carpentry and landscaping.  For mor information go to our volunteer page.

 

Click on this link to  View progress on our current project


Habitat for Humanity of Shawnee, OK is a locally run affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International, a nonprofit, ecumenical Christian housing organization. Habitat for Humanity works in partnership with people in need to build and renovate decent, affordable housing. The houses then are sold to those in need at no profit and with no interest charged.

Habitat Work in Shawnee


INCORPORATION:

In July, 1994, Habitat for Humanity of Shawnee incorporated and elected its first volunteer Board of Directors.


PAINT PALS:

During its first year, the group organized volunteers to paint and/or repair several homes of low-income Shawnee residents.


AFFILIATE STATUS:

In June, 1995, Habitat in Shawnee received affiliate status from Habitat for Humanity International.


1522 Broadway—House #1:

Shawnee Urban Renewal Authority provided the affiliate with its first property. Over 150 volunteers worked on the house dedicated in March 1997.


1708 N. Market—House #2:

Country music entertainer and Bethel native Wade Hayes partnered with Wal-Mart and Sony, Inc. to provide $40,000 needed for building this house. It was completed in July, 1998.


1831 N. Franklin—House #3:

Over 1800 volunteer hours were contributed by churches, schools, and individuals to complete this house in December 1999. In addition, several Shawnee businesses donated supplies.


1527 N. Market—House #4:

Mrs. Gloria Slavens and her late husband John were financial sponsors of this house, which was dedicated in December, 2000.


1241 E. 11th Street—House #5:

This house was completed in March 2002. Volunteers included athletic teams from Oklahoma Baptist University. For their work for Habitat and other community projects, OBU was honored by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics as a Champion of Character institution.


415 S. Park—House #6:

Gordon Cooper Technology Center Residential and Commercial Construction students got the house “dried in” during the Spring 2002 semester. The house was completed by the partner family and community volunteers in December 2002.


1404 E. Wayne—House #7:

Started in October 2003, this house was built by volunteers and the partner family, who finished it in June 2004. The house was built on a lot donated by Arvest Bank.


315 N. Union—House #8

This house, constructed through 2005, was built on a lot donated by the Jo Ann Cochran. It was dedicated in January, 2006.


115 S. Osage--House #9

The lot was donated by Shawnee Urban Renewal Authority, and the house was the last built under the direction of Delloyd Brown. It was completed in February, 2007.


519 S. Pottenger--House #10

Built on another lot from SURA and begun with a dedication under a rainbow, this house was completed in October, 2008.


THE 10TH ANNUAL HABITAT FIESTA:

The 2007 Fiesta Dinner and Silent Auction raised over $8,000 to bring the total amount of funds generated through nine Fiesta events to $82,000.



Partner Families


The Shawnee affiliate builds about one house per year. Not all families who apply for a home are selected to be a Partner Family. Applications are distributed and accepted only during advertised time periods. Partner Families are selected using objective scoring criteria based on these factors:

Must be a current Shawnee resident.

Need: based on current financial and housing situation.

Ability to Pay: family must demonstrate ability to pay for the house, including a low down payment, closing costs, and no-profit, zero interest mortgage payments.

Partnership Commitment: must agree to complete

350/400 hours of “sweat equity,” including

construction and other work on, or in support of, Habitat homes.





HfH Office at University Baptist Church


Since Habitat for Humanity of Shawnee began, University Baptist Church has served as its official address and provided daytime reception services. UBC continues to serve in this capacity. In June 2003, Habitat requested use of a separate office at the church and expanded use of office equipment, for which the affiliate pays a nominal fee. In addition, the UBC secretary is the Habitat Administrative Assistant. Though the Habitat office is located at University Baptist, it is a separate nonprofit organization from UBC.



We are pledged to the letter and spirit of the United States policy for the achievement of equal housing opportunity throughout the nation. We encourage and support an affirmative advertising and marketing program in which there are no barriers to obtaining housing because of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, financial status, or national origin.




Habitat for Humanity of Shawnee


Phone: 405-214-0434

Fax: 405-275-1995

Web Site: www.shawneehabitat.org

E-mail: office@shawneehabitate.org


2515 N. Kickapoo

Shawnee, OK 74804

Office located at University Baptist Church




Habitat for Humanity of Shawnee History by Pat Terry


History. HFHS was organized under the leadership of Dr. Rick McClatchy, then pastor of University Baptist Church, in the summer of 1994. The group incorporated, elected a Board of Directors and was granted Affiliate status on June 1, 1995 with HFH International.

Prior to receiving Affiliate status, volunteers painted five houses for Shawnee citizens and repaired a number of others. Once approved as an Affiliate, fund raising and construction planning began in earnest. The first project was an existing house that had to be completely gutted before reconstruction began.

Since then, all houses have been new construction. A total of ten homes have been provided for partner families. In addition, Habitat volunteers during summer 1998 worked with the Shawnee Community Development office and painted ten homes.

One of the early homes built was in honor of the father of Wade Hayes, country music entertainer from Bethel. Hayes, Wal-Mart and Sony, Inc. provided $40,000 for its construction and Hayes came to Shawnee for its dedication. Habitat received wide public recognition as a result of this gift and a concert given by Hayes at the Shawnee Expo Center.

In 1999 another house was funded by a gift from John and Gloria Slavens. The W. P. Wood Trust, a local organization, also made a major gift to HFHS during its early years. White Lumber Company has donated numerous materials and sells additional materials to Habitat at cost.

The annual Fiesta Dinner was begun in March 1997 to raise funds and publicize the work of Habitat. Other donations have come from Shawnee individuals, churches and businesses.

Moving forward. An eleventh partner family has been selected. The family has over 100 hours of sweat equity completed and construction of their home will begin soon. Two additional building sites have been given, and the Family Selection Committee has approved the twelfth family.




History of Habitat for Humanity


The concept that grew into Habitat for Humanity was born at Koinonia Farm, a small, interracial, Christian farming community founded in 1942 outside of Americus, Ga., by farmer and biblical scholar Clarence Jordan. Millard and Linda Fuller first visited Koinonia in 1965, having recently left a successful business in Montgomery and all the trappings of an affluent lifestyle to begin a new life of Christian service. At Koinonia, Jordan and Fuller developed the concept of “partnership housing,” where those in need of adequate shelter would work side by side with volunteers to build simple, decent houses.


The houses would be built with no profit added and no interest charged. Building would be financed by a revolving Fund for Humanity. The fund’s money would come from the new homeowners’ house payments, donations and no-interest loans provided by supporters and money earned by fund-raising activities. The money in the Fund for Humanity would be used to build more houses.


In 1968, Koinonia laid out 42 half-acre house sites with four acres reserved as a community park and recreational area. Capital was donated from around the country to start the work. Homes were built and sold to families in need at no profit and no interest. The basic model of Habitat for Humanity was begun.


In September, 1976, the Fullers called together a group of supporters to discuss the future of their dream. Habitat for Humanity International was born at this meeting. The eight years that followed, vividly described in Millard Fuller’s book Love in the Mortar Joints, proved that the vision of a housing ministry was workable.


In 1984, former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosalynn took their first Habitat work trip, the Jimmy Carter Work Project, to New York City. Their personal involvement in Habitat’s ministry brought the organization national visibility and sparked interest in Habitat’s work across the nation.


Through the work of Habitat, thousands of low-income people have found new hope in the form of affordable housing. Churches, community groups, and others have joined together to successfully tackle a significant social problem--decent housing for all.


Today, Habitat for Humanity has built over 300,000 houses, sheltering more than 1.5 million people in more than 3,000 communities worldwide.

 

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