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February 9, 2010

Habitat aims to help 50,000 families

ATLANTA (AP) — Habitat for Humanity has set a goal to help improve living conditions for 50,000 families in Haiti who were affected by the devastating earthquake.

Habitat chief executive Jonathan Reckford said Monday the nonprofit is planning a multiyear effort to rehabilitate and reconstruct shelters and housing.

He says it’s a “bold goal for Habitat for Humanity, but the level of destruction and the number of families affected demands a bold response.”

It begins with the distribution of 10,000 emergency shelter kits. Habitat workers will also help families remove debris and repair homes. And they will build permanent houses that are resistant to earthquakes and hurricanes.

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