ROTARY WOMEN TEAM WITH HABITAT FOR HUMANITY FOR “WOMEN BUILD” INITIATIVE

ROTARY WOMEN TEAM WITH HABITAT FOR HUMANITY FOR SOME TOOL TIME!

 Several women Rotarians recently joined forces with female students from the University of Kentucky to help with a Kentucky Habitat for Humanity (HFH) building project.  This was part of a HFH building project as part of its “Women Build” initiative. The house under construction is located off Russell Cave Road.

Rotary Participants were Mary Ellen Fifles, Kim Johnson, Judy Worth, and Susy Basham.  Work including lifting trusses, ripping plywood, and installing outside weatherboard.

Why a “Women Build” initiative?  HFH notes on its webpage

• Women are more likely than men to face higher housing cost burdens than men at every income level.
• On average, single women pay more for mortgages and receive less favorable lending terms than single men, even when credit profiles are similar.
• In many parts of the country, women must earn significantly more than men to afford the same home, due to the gender wage gap and rising housing costs.
• Single mothers face some of the highest barriers to stable homeownership, contributing to long-term economic insecurity for entire families.