| Habitat
for Humanity began in Phelps County in 1995. Affiliate status
was gained on October 1, 1996. PCHFH is registered as a non-profit
organization. (501(c)(3)), with a mission to eliminate poverty
housing and homelessness in Phelps County, and to make decent
shelter a matter of conscience and action. Through our work,
we bring together the community and families in need. This in
turn, benefits everyone in Phelps County.
PCHFH has
built six houses in Phelps
County since forming in 1995. Construction on our first house was started in
October of 1997. Ella Brown and her family moved in January of
1998. The house is located on
Holloway Street in Rolla, Missouri.
Our second house on Holloway Street was completed in 1999. Betty
Brazzle and her family moved in this home in the
The next two
houses were built in St. James. Construction on the fifth house
on Camelot Drive, Rolla was started in the fall of 2005. Ed
and Melissa Weldon moved into this house in February 2006.
Our last house
is located on Elm Drive in St. James and was started in July
2007. Nancy Williams and her son Brendon took ownership and
moved into their new home in December 2007.
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