HFH National Service Leadership Conference

 

In a land far, far away ... also known as Talladega, Alabama. AmeriCorps members serving with Habitats all over the nation gathered to be trained, challenged, and inspired.

In 1964 Lyndon B Johnson declared an "unconditional war on poverty in America" to save those who"live on the outskirts of hope." Habitat for Humanity's National Service Leadership Conference (NSLC) was a revitalization of this declaration. With Habitat now focusing of measuring families served instead of houses built, they are addressing a crucial part of its mission - "Bringing people together to build ... hope"

For the last week, I was learning from some of Habitat's experts how to best serve Central South Carolina Habitat and how to empower more families through hope-inspiring actions.

• Habitat has come a long way since 1976
• By shifting to measuring by families served and quality of life, we are more accurately measuring Habitat's impact on our families and their communities
• Think outside the box! 
• WE still have a long way to go to see our vision come to fruition 

NSLC also focused on Habitat's new Neighborhood Revitalization Initiative. Here are some program highlights:

1. New NRI tools are creating win-win situations for everyone
2. New and exciting tools that have been developed to serve more families 
3. NRI provides new ways for volunteers to get involved and become advocates for the elimination of poverty housing
4. The goal of NRI is community development
5. NRI is a perfect avenue to reach Habitat's vision

By expanding both who and the way we serve, we will be able to be more effective in not only eliminating poverty housing but also eliminating impoverished communities. We are developing several new and exciting tools to reach our goal and all of them can be used as part of NRI.

The tools I have mentioned are the up and coming programs I am developing. ..... As I continue to develop the new projects, I will announce them here first!!

So, without further ado: Announcing our first NRI tool ..... (drum roll) ..... in the next post!


Next on the NRI Quest: Introducing our first NRI program!!