An Anonymous donor gave $60,000 to Habitat for Humanity of Greater Sacramento to build a home in honor of Pope Francis.
His challenge: Challenge the local Sacramento and Yolo County Catholic community (churches, schools, and organizations) to raise the additional funds and volunteers needed to complete the home.
Pope Francis’ commitment to social justice has reinvigorated the Catholic Church. This challenge from the anonymous donor is a special opportunity for the both the Catholic and non-Catholic communities to build a home for a local family in need, while honoring Pope Francis’s belief that “Work Confers Dignity.”
Your gift will go straight to building our final home of our Indian Lane Development in South Sacramento. This is a 14-unit Home Development in South Sacramento that is built to the highest level of green building standards (all 9 of our completed homes in the development have been certified at LEED-Platinum, the highest level of LEED certification) and is also a Transit-Oriented Development due to its location across the street from the Light Rail Station.
To complete this home, Habitat for Humanity of Greater Sacramento will need $15,000 more in sponsorship funding (a full home sponsorship is $75,000).
CLICK HERE TO DONATE TO THE POPE FRANCIS HOUSE! (just select “Pope Francis House” on the designation drop-down)
or you can mail in your donations to:
Habitat for Humanity of Greater Sacramento
RE: Pope Francis Build
819 North 10th Street Sacramento, CA 95811
Volunteer opportunities to build on the Pope Francis Hope are available Wednesday-Saturday and require a full-day commitment from 7:30am-3:30pm. Contact Laine Himmelmann directly to schedule a group volunteer activity.
For more information, contact:
Laine Himmelmann, Corporate Development & PR Officer
Habitat for Humanity of Greater Sacramento
819 North 10th Street
Sacramento, CA 95811
916.440-1215 ext. 1108 or LHimmelmann@shfh.org
