HOUSTON HABITAT FOR HUMANITY

As volunteers continued to work hard on Wednesday, a new homeowner received a nice surprise when he was presented with keys to a home from Houston Habitat for Humanity.

It’s a great day 2 give back!

On Wednesday's show: A closer look at the draft redistricting maps for the state's Congressional districts, the week's other political news, and creating a master-planned community of affordable housing.

After months of work, KPRC 2’s Habitat for Humanity home is ready to be lived in.

HOUSTON – For the 8th year, KPRC 2 partners with the Houston Habitat for Humanity to help build homes for deserving families in the area. Allison Hay, Executive Director of Houston Habitat for Humanity, explained how their organization is helping local families build a better future by providing homes to those in need. The staff at KPRC 2, Houston Life and community members pitched in to build walls and other components of the homes needed to make this a possibility. Since 1987, individuals, businesses and groups in the Houston community have joined Houston Habitat for Humanity to build or improve a place people call home. To learn how you can help with any future efforts put on by the Houston Habitat for Humanity, just click here to learn about their many volunteering opportunities.

KPRC 2 proudly partnered with Houston Habitat for Humanity in 2020 marking the seventh consecutive year weve helped build a home for a deserving local family. This years home belongs to Adriane Marks, a mother of two who lost nearly everything during Hurricane Harvey. About Houston Habitat for HumanityHouston Habitat for Humanity homes are not handouts. To learn more about eligibility and requirements, Houston Habitat has an event schedule online that includes upcoming information sessions. Another way to support Houston Habitat for Humanity is donating furniture and construction supplies to a Habitat ReStore location.

HOUSTON For months, KPRC 2 and Habitat for Humanity have worked to build a home for a local family in need as part of a station tradition that has spanned seven years in a row. A dedication ceremony will be held for the home that volunteers started building in January, Wednesday in northeast Houston. KPRC 2s build partners will give a recorded message for the family, which will be played on a monitor onsite. Learn more about KPRC 2s 7th Annual Habitat for Humanity Build and meet the family who will live in the home here. If youd like to learn more about Houston Habitat and how you can help, go to HoustonHabitat.org.

HOUSTON - After months of hard work, KPRC2s sixth home for Houston Habitat for Humanity is officially complete. On Tuesday, the new home was dedicated and new homeowner Kunisha Vessel and her kids will be able to move into their brand-new house. During the ceremony, McIngvale presented Vessel with a $10,000 gift card to help furnish her new home. Shipley Do-Nuts gave Vessel a gift basket to enjoy. Carpet Giant gave the family a free area rug to accent the home and Village Plumbing & Air gave Vessel a gift basket and $350 gift card to Target.

HOUSTON – It was a beautiful day four of the Houston Habitat for Humanity home build in northeast Houston. With their hard hats and work gloves on, volunteers with Frontier Utilities and Shipley Do-nuts put in hours of hard work Friday. They installed part of the walls and trusses on the 6th Annual KPRC Houston Habitat Home. Frontier Utilities had been sponsoring the event for three years and it will help the Vessel Family even more. "We use the "Ship," the kinda, the "Ship" philosophy -- service, honor, integrity and the people, so we're doing that today.

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HOUSTON – The Gomez family is about to get news that will change their lives. It's a chance to live the American dream -- thanks to hard work and support from Houston Habitat for Humanity. This is the fourth year in a row KPRC has participated in a Habitat build. "We're gonna be outside a lot. Outside," Gomez said.