Welcome to Habitat's Youth United 2007 Build Site

Youth United is a new program in Iowa Valley Habitat for Humanity. There are thousands of local Habitat affiliates in the U.S. but only 90 Youth United programs as of summer 2007. Youth United brings young people in our area ages 5 - 25 together to plan, fundraise and build a Habitat home.

There are 4 foundation principles for Youth United:

• serving Habitat's mission
• providing meaningful and exemplary leadership opportunities for young people
• involving the children of Habitat homeowners
• expanding diversity among participants

The founding participants in our Youth United program include the University of Iowa Habitat Chapter, our local Rotaract, and members of 1440/Interact. Our membership is growing as we will have other local youth groups join this exciting effort.

We are proud and excited to build a home for Robdu Lome Adam and her family. Robdu and her sister Mako graduated from West High in 2004 and were cross county stars, a role that their cousin Obse is continuing at West. The family has a remarkable story and many supporters in our community.

Please b0okmark this website and stay tuned for new developments in our project and check out the links on the right.