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June 12, 2020

As many of you know, due to COVID-19 as well as a directive from Habitat for Humanity  U.S.,  we have had our build sites closed to volunteer groups since March 18^th, 2020.  In order to limit the exposure of our Partner Families and our 65 year and over volunteer base, our BOD voted in May to keep the sites closed to volunteer groups, and to use contractors to complete the work needed on the two homes we had in progress.  One home was about two weeks from completion and the second home could be dried in and left for completion in the fall build season.  Our construction leadership is working with contractors, and all involved are using social distancing and wearing masks on site.  We are looking forward to the family being able to move into their new home in the next couple of weeks.   We are planning to have a “drive by” dedication at 3721 Canyon shortly after they move in and hope you will participate in celebrating their new home.  Information about that dedication will follow in a future e-mail.

 How does our future look?  We are planning safety precautions for our volunteers and partner families when we are able to return.  We normally take the summer off and have a September start up.  Our plans are to begin in September if possible. We will follow what is recommended by Habitat US, the State of Texas, and the CDC at that time.  We will be working on new safety protocols this summer and will have them in place by September.  These will apply to all Habitat build sites, as well as the office and warehouse. They will include social distancing, wearing masks, hand washing stations and other CDC requirements.   We will be taking every precaution to keep all our volunteers and partner families safe.  We have been instructed by HFH US to follow the CDC guidelines in developing these protocols.  We will send out an e-mail when it is near construction time to keep you all informed.  Thank you for your patience during these trying times. We hope you all stay healthy and can enjoy the summer safely.  We eagerly anticipate the day we can once again begin building homes and futures with the families we serve! 

 We hope to see you in September.