Housing Sewanee Applications Available
Applications are available at the Community Action Committee (CAC) for families who would like to be considered for the next house to be constructed by Housing Sewanee Inc. These applications should be picked up, filled out, and returned before Dec. 31, 2022.
Housing Sewanee uses volunteer labor to build simple, energy-efficient, low maintenance houses for members of the greater Sewanee community. When the house is complete, the family will pay back the cost of the house by a 30-year interest-free loan which helps to pay for new houses.
Clients who are able are asked to help with construction. It usually takes about 18 months to complete a house. College students and other community volunteers provide most of the work force. The plan for the next house is to make it as energy efficient as possible and to use as many local materials as possible. This should reduce long-term energy costs for the homeowner.
Housing Sewanee Inc. is a nonprofit organization modeled after Habitat for Humanity. Founded in 1993, Housing Sewanee has built more than 21 homes for our community members.
Applications can be picked up at the CAC office, located St. Mark’s and St. Paul’s Parish (formally Otey Parish) on University Ave., downloaded from the HSI website
, or by emailing members of the HSI Applicant Selection Committee: Tom Phelps <tphelps52@gmail.com>, Bruce Baird <230cbbaird@gmail.com>, & Rob Matlock <rmatlockconstr@gmail.com>. Or by writing: Housing Sewanee Inc., P.O. Box 3152, Sewanee, TN 37375.