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New House, New Life, New Name: A Fresh Start in Mid-Life

By Garrison Cox

Skeptical that someone can change their life? Meet Ellen Sloan, a Habitat homeowner who overcame a life of drugs to create a better life for herself and her children.

Still, when it came to buying her own home, she wondered, "With my background, do I have a chance?" Read More...

U of L Law Students Helping Out Habitat for Humanity...

More than 100 students from the Brandeis School of Law volunteered their time Aug. 14 as part of “Community Service Day,” a new, optional program offered as part of the school’s student orientation. Activities also are planned for Aug. 15.
Volunteer opportunities ranged from trash pick-up and dog walking to painting and yard work. The Student Bar Association-organized program included nine different agencies in the Louisville area.

The community service option seemed to be a welcome addition to the orientation program, said Kathleen Bean, professor and associate dean for Student Life at the law school.

“We had 109 of 142 students sign up in advance and a few added themselves after they got here,” she said.

Norton Healthcare and Habitat for Humanity of Metro Louisville
Partner in Employer Assisted Housing Program; First in the Nation...

LOUISVILLE, KY.: (August 26, 2008): On Wednesday, Aug. 27 at 10 a.m. Norton Healthcare and Habitat for Humanity of Metro Louisville announced a partnership to provide Norton Healthcare employees the option of buying a Habitat for Humanity home through the Norton Healthcare Employer Assisted Housing Program. This is the first partnership of its kind in the nation. Read more...

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