In
collaboration with MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) and the City of
Henderson, Habitat for Humanity Las Vegas will raise the walls on its 100th
home on January 31, marking a significant milestone for the organization.
Sponsored
by MGM Resorts, with funding for the land received from the City of Henderson
via grants from the Low Income Housing Trust Fund (LIHTF) and the Community
Development Block Grant (CDBG), the 100th home is one of six single-family
Habitat homes slated for construction in Henderson’s Pittman region. Since
1991, Habitat Las Vegas has provided simple, decent and affordable homes for
low-income families, in addition to helping to revitalize and transform
communities throughout Southern Nevada.
“MGM
Resorts is proud to be a part of this momentous occasion and we look forward to
building upon our longstanding partnership with Habitat for Humanity,” said
Phyllis A. James, Executive Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer of MGM
Resorts International, and Habitat Las Vegas Board Member. “The construction of
this house is a great illustration of how employees joining together, and
community partnerships when forged, can significantly improve the lives of
individuals in our community.”
The
three-bedroom, 1250-square-foot home is the seventh Habitat Las Vegas house
sponsored by MGM Resorts. In addition to providing a donation of $80,000 for
the construction, the company’s employees will help build the home, having
already completed more than 1,800 volunteer hours on the MGM-sponsored home in
2014. The new home will sit on a parcel of land at the intersection of Merze
and Ward, and is part of Habitat’s continued community redevelopment efforts.
“For
more than 23 years, Habitat Las Vegas has helped transform communities and
stabilize neighborhoods throughout Southern Nevada. As we embark on our 100th
home, it serves as a testament to what our volunteers, corporate partnerships
and families can help accomplish,” adds Meg Delor, Executive Director of
Habitat Las Vegas. “With every new family that moves in with ambitions to
create a better life, neighborhoods become safer and more vibrant.”
“This
Habitat home, along with five additional such homes slated for construction, is
an important step forward in the city’s efforts to revitalize the Pittman
neighborhood,” said Mayor Andy Hafen. “These homes will help to reinvigorate
the neighborhood and will welcome new homeowners who share a strong sense of
community pride.”
Habitat
Las Vegas’ 100th home partner family Joanne Langston, a widowed mother of three
young children, will be able to provide a stable home and help ease her
financial burden, thanks to the generosity of MGM Resorts, support of the City
of Henderson and contributions from Habitat’s Home Ownership program.
In
addition to meeting income requirements, working families who qualify for the
program must perform 300 hours of volunteer “sweat equity” building Habitat
homes, including the one they will eventually own.
About
Habitat for Humanity Las Vegas
Established
in Clark County in 1991, Habitat for Humanity Las Vegas is a not-for-profit
organization that builds simple, decent, affordable housing with the help of
volunteer labor and donated time, materials and funds. Each home is sold at no
profit and with a no-interest mortgage to local working families, who otherwise
might be forced to live in substandard housing. Habitat partner families
contribute “sweat equity” by helping in the construction of their own homes. For
more information, visit www.habitatlasvegas.org.
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