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Page — Shelton—Mason County Journal ~ Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024
By Gordon Weeks ‘
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On Feb. 7', Habitat for Hu—
manity ()thtlSill’l County broke
ground for a new house, the
third of a trio ol’ structures in
a row on Park Street on the
edge ofdowntown Shelton near
Kneeland Park.
The house at 529 Park
St. will be borne to Christina
Salt and her three children,
20-year—old Alonya Barnes,
i4~year~old Trevor Johnson ll
and 7-year~old Larry Dee Hi.
This is Habitat for Humanity
ofMason County’s 38th house.
Habitat for Humanity is a
global nonprofit housing or-
ganization working with com—
munities in all 50 states and
in more than 70 countries that
builds affordable homes for
people in need. Habitat home-
owners help build their home
alongside volunteers and pay
an affordable mortgage.
The group’s family selection
committee chooses homeown—
ers based on the applicant’s
level of need, their willingness
to partner with Habitat, and
their ability to repay a mort-
gage though an affordable pay-
ment plan.
Habitat’s homebuyers in'
vesthundreds of hours of their
own labor, called sweat eq-
uity. Along with building new
houses, Habitat renovates ex~
isting homes; helps people re—
pair and improve their homes
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Breaking ground for a new Habitat for Humanity of Mason County on Feb. 7 on
King
Street in Shelton are, from left, construction site supervisor John Cunha,
construction
committee chairman Henry Biernacki, program manager Heidi Frazier,
Christina Salt, Al—
onya Barnes, Larry Dee III and Trevor Johnson ll. Journal photo by Gordon
Weeks
and neighborhoods; works with
communities to address hous-
ing needs after natural disas—
ters; and advocates to raise
awareness and support for de—
cent and affordable housing
around the world.
Salt is a Shelton native who
was living in Bremerton when
she returned to her home—
town in 2018. She and three
of her four children live in a
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two—bedroom apartment. She
has worked for The Patty Wag—
on for five years.
At the apartment, she
shares a room with her 7—year—
old son while her daughter is in
the other bedroom. Her older
son is on the couch in the liv-
ing room.
The move into their own
house with three bedrooms and
two bathrooms, projected for
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Salt said.
“My 14—year—old has never
had a room of his own,” she
said.
At the ground-breaking
gathering Feb. 7, Pastor Mi—
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he was presiding over his first
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structure “but a life," he said.
“You can now dream again
and make plans and that’s
amazing.” ,
Henry Biernacki, the group’s
construction committee chair-
man, read the dedication aloud.
“A home is where families
grow, memories are made and
possibilities arise. But sad-
ly, not everyone has a safe,
healthy place to call home. In-
stead, many are struggling to
get by, forced to live in sub-
standard housing. We believe
everyone deserves decent, af-
fordable housing. This ground—
breaking here today is a symbol
of our affiliate’s commitment to
affect our community in a posi—
tive way. It also showcases an
opportunity for the community
— volunteers and businesses ~—
to support our efforts to provide
housing for the less fortunate.”
Habitat for Humanity ofMa—
son County’s community part—
ners include Sierra Pacific In—
dustries, Gale Contractor Ser-
vices, Williams Architecture,
Honey Bucket, Faith Lutheran
Church, Kealy Electric, Hardie
Plumbing, Belco, Steelscape,
New Community Church of
Union, Sherwin Williams and
Universal Coatings LLC.
The group is looking for a
site to buy for its 39th house,
said program manager Heidi
Frazier. The group desperately
needs construction volunteers,
she said.
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