Volunteers worked Tuesday in the 90 degree heat, under the sun — placing windows, nailing in beams and doing what they could to help build one of 14 single-family homes as part of Habitat for Humanity and Pathway Community Christian Church’s affordable housing project in Olathe.
Foundation Recovery Systems, which offers home repair solutions, had a group of employees volunteering this week at the Habitat project near 159th Street and Black Bob Road. The organization has volunteered on Habitat projects before, so coming out to this one was a no brainer, said Office Manager McKensie Haushalter.
“Our company, we enjoy giving back to the community in many ways,” Haushalter said. “This is one of many things that we do and we feel like it’s important, our team feels like it’s important, to get on site to physically help with the builds.”
8 of 14 homes may get built this year
Two structures are up and being worked on at the site, with others having foundations ready to go. The goal is to have eight of the homes completed by the end of the year, said Melissa Jones, vice president of development for Habitat for Humanity of Kansas City…