As a non-profit we try to keep paid staff down to a minimum. Volunteers are a great help in doing so but our new location will require a much larger number of full time employees. In the past we have been fortunate to get either Americorps or Lutheran Volunteer Corps to fill in staffing needs without adding much to payroll. Members of both groups are paid a stipend and the Americorps stipend is paid by the government. Both of these programs are a great help to Habitat to advance the mission of building affordable housing.
This year we have increased the number of people we have from these groups. An LVC member, Tyler, started last week. Tyler goes out on pick-ups. Like our last LVC member Tyler is from Minnesota, is quiet, and a hard worker. Two Americorps members will be starting next week. Hannah comes from Ohio and Allison is from Western Pennsylvania. We are looking forward to working with these young people and hope they enjoy their year with Habitat in Delaware.
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