Current Building Projects

Where we are building

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While Habitat affiliates often build houses scattershot, wherever they can acquire land, Macon Area Habitat has broadened its focus from simple house-building to an outlook of revitalization with house-building as its center. To this end, we have selected Lynmore Estates ("The Peach Orchard") in south Macon as our target neighborhood. Once a thriving, post-WWII working-class neighborhood, Lynmore Estates has been left behind by recent development and expansion on Macon's north side. Abandoned houses make up almost a third of the neighborhood's 435 lots, while half of the homes are renter-occupied. The remainder are homeowner occupied.

The median age of neighborhood inhabitants is 28 years.
Of the 923 persons living in Lynmore Estates,
? 34% are under the age of 18 years,
? 11.3% are under the age of 5 and
? 9.6% are over 65 years in age.

Median household income in Lynmore Estates in 1999 was $20,000. The unemployment rate is at 4.7%.  47.2% or 99 of the 212 families residing in the neighborhood live below the poverty level.

Macon Area Habitat has committed to building 46 houses in Lynmore Estates between 2005-2013.

WE NEED YOUR HELP!  We need somewhat experienced help during the week and we can embrace a broader span of talent on Saturdays. But, WE CAN'T DO IT WITHOUT YOU!!! Come help a deserving family build their new home.