Mathers Museum is located at 416 North Indiana Ave. Indiana. It is open to all people for free. If you take a visit to Mathers Museum, you will be able to seen so many great cultural exhibition. It is a great place to spend time with your family and friends.
What would you think if you graduate from college for 8 years, and you still have extremely high student debt. Will you be able to have your house? “I have two kids, and I still have a high student debt. I could not afford my own house.” Stefanie Rose. Stefanie Rose is a single mom in Indiana. But now, with the help of Habitat for Humanity, Rose’s dream come true.
Habitat for Humanity is a company that gives an opportunity to people like Stefanie who desire to have their house. Habitat has point out “In Monroe County, Indiana, a person earning minimum wage must work 94 hours every week of the year to afford a two-bedroom apartment. In a county where 1 in 5 people are living in poverty, unaffordable housing holds our community back from being a place that many families can call “Home.”” By the support of volunteer labors, the human cost is extremely low which makes payment became affordable.
There are 3 requirements to be able to apply the program. The first requirement is the needs for housing. As their mission statement said, Habitat for Humanity is trying to offer people an opportunity to have their own house. The second requirement is people need to be able to afford their mortgage. They do not need to pay interest for their mortgage which could be a big thing for families like Stefanie Rose. The last requirement is that they need to spend 250 hours to take classes. Those classes can help to prepare homeowners, in that way, people can learn how to maintain their house after they moved in.
Rose start to apply this house from December 17th, 2017. It takes almost 10 months to complete the application process. But Rose still feel happy about that “I can’t believe how fast it is. It already looks like a house now, and it is the 4th day from the program start.”
Rose is not the only one who is excited for this program. Her nine-year-old son Trey and eight-year-old daughter Arianna are excited as well. “They come here every day after school and they are so happy to have their own bedroom now.” Said Rose. “I am so glad they can have their own space and privacy.” Trey and Arianna is Rose’s motivation to pursue a better life. Rose always worried about her kid’s safety, so she wanted to have a backyard and keep her kids safe.
For Rose’s house, the volunteer is mostly from Kelley Business School. ” This house won’t staying here(Briscoe). We will move it to somewhere else. We are construct house here because it is convenient for student to come and help us.” Said Lindsey Boswell, Engagement Assistant of Habitat Humanity. “We are cooperating with Kelley Business School for this house.”
There are no days off before a house was constructed. Rose’s house will be complete before October 13th, 2018. They are working from 9am to 5pm every day, and they have two shifts each day. Volunteers need to work 4 hours a day. “It is very fun to be construct an house, this is an incredible experience for my college life and I made a lot of friends during this time.” Said Yuanhong Huang, A volunteer of this program. “I would like to attend more activity like this, I feel like I am really help other people who are in need.”
Rose will have their dedication on this Saturday, October 13th ,2018 at Briscoe. Her two kids will be there as well. You can find more information here:
https://monroecountyhabitat.org .
If you want to be a volunteer for this program you can apply here :
