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Habitat gives a hand up u by Ayla Miller
Not many three-year-olds can say they got a house for their birthday but now Jaydah-Mc can, as her parents Jaimee Epere and Himi Ihimaera-Mikahere, received the keys to their Habitat for Humanity home on her June 9 birthday.
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“It is great to have something to work towards and to have a stable home. It is the kids future,” said Ms Epere. The home was built by Ngawha prison inmates and is fully insulated. The relationship between the Department of Corrections and Habitat for Humanity means the inmates gain valuable skills to be used upon their release. Ms Epere works as a Home Interaction Programme for Parents and Youngsters coordinator whilst Mr Ihimaera-Mikahere works at Silver Fern Farms in the meat works.
The couple and their three children Ky-Mani, Jaydah-Mc and Breez, had been living in an overcrowded home with sewage problems and were stuck renting places that did not provide a safe and stable living environment. As part of the arrangement, the family contributed 500 hours of ‘sweat equity’ during the building process of their house. They will rent for four years and have eight years to secure a mortgage allowing them to purchase the home through affordable payments.
The four bedroom home on Jervois Street is the fifth house in five years to be built in Dargaville and the organisation took this opportunity to announce a sixth home scheduled for Phoenix Place. “We really want to encourage people who have applied to be a part of the programme before to reapply as they may still be eligible. We also want to thank Habitat for their tremendous help in supporting our town,” said Kaipara Community Health Trust chief executive Debbie Evans. ¢
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