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..Habitat
for Humanity International-Lowell
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Since its founding in 1976 by Millard
and Linda Fuller, Habitat for Humanity International
has built and rehabilitated more than 85,000 houses,
sheltering more than 425,000 people in some 2,000 communities
worldwide. Habitat for Humanity International has affiliates
in all 50 United States and in more than 60 countries
around the world.Habitat for Humanity of Greater Lowell, Inc. was
formed in 1991 as an ecumenical, not-for-profit affiliate
of the international organization. The first Habitat
for Humanity of Greater Lowell home was completed
in 1993. Since that time, four additional houses have
been completed in Lowell through the efforts of volunteers
from throughout Lowell and the surrounding communities.
Habitat was founded to assist “God’s people
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Jina Levin and her daughters can
finally call Billerica home.Levin, a former Billerica resident, and her family
celebrated the dedication of her new home on Austin
Road, built by volunteers of Habitat for Humanity
of Greater Lowell.Volunteers, friends, family, and officials filled
the front yard of her new home Nov. 23, but she looked
at the celebration as a win for the organization.
I'm glad a lot of people came because that's
good for Habitat," she said.
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..The Chernobyl Children
Project USA, Inc-Billerica
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The Chernobyl Children Project USA,
Inc. is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization providing
respite and relief to children whose health has been
affected by the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear accident. The
children, ranging in age from 8 to 15, have radiation-related
illnesses and come to the Boston area to live with "host
families" for a four-week period - where a month
of clean food, water and air greatly increases their
health. Since its inception in 1995, the Project has
gained support from the New England Medical Center Floating
Hospital for Children and physicians who together with
the Project have offered the children a sense of hope
to live.
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The Billerica community oversees
the project at the local level and works within the
community to recruit host families and to raise funds
to bring the children to Billerica. In 2001, we brought
20 children to our town.
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