MADISON, Connecticut — Story by Erin Phillips and Emily Caspole
“There's no place like home.”
Habitat for Humanity can't make a house fall from the sky like in the "Wizard of Oz," but they do the next best thing and help hundreds of people build their dream homes.
At Daniel Hand High school, students have their own club alongside Mia Corvino, a teacher and the advisor.
“Habitat for humanity which is in Madison called raise the roof. Our job as a club is to help fundraise and also go to the builds.”
The Habitat for Humanity organization started in 1976 and has helped millions of people. Habitat for Humanity gives opportunities to people to own a home, these people meet the normal requirements to buy a house but are unable to save up for a down payment. This gives people the chance to be able to live in a nice home.
“The best part of volunteering for Habitat for Humanity for me is being able to meet the families that will eventually live in the home, getting to hear their stories," said Allyson Pireaux, co-leader of the club. "You meet so many different people and you learn more about life outside the small town I live in it warms my heart and I just love it so much.”
A part of their mission is getting everyone affordable housing in part by raising money and awareness for the cause. Habitat for Humanity will continue making the world a better place one house at a time.
Raising money and building homes. You can help the organization by donating to the charity or volunteering. Erin Phillips and Emily Caspole reporting at Daniel Hand High School live from the Habitat for Humanity bench.
The FOX 61 Student News program empowers Connecticut middle and high school students to explore the world of multi-media journalism by giving them the opportunity to capture, edit and publish original content under the guidance of industry professionals.
Each student produced and hosted segment will showcase a local story or event, highlighting all that is great about our state. Segments will be featured on-air during Friday's Morning News at 7:25 a.m., 10 p.m. news and during the FOX61 Morning News on Saturday at 7 a.m., on our Facebook page and right here on FOX61.com!
Stay tuned and keep an eye out for the next news star! If your school would like to get involved learn more here or email us at studentnews@fox61.com.
Have a story idea or something on your mind you want to share? We want to hear from you! Email us at newstips@fox61.com
HERE ARE MORE WAYS TO GET FOX61 NEWS
Download the FOX61 News APP
iTunes: Click here to download
Google Play: Click here to download
Stream Live on ROKU: Add the channel from the ROKU store or by searching FOX61.
Steam Live on FIRE TV: Search ‘FOX61’ and click ‘Get’ to download.