East Cooper Habitat for Humanity elects board member
August 25, 2015
MT. PLEASANT, SC – East Cooper Habitat for Humanity, a non-profit, non-denominational Christian housing organization, has elected Patrick Hodges as a board member.
Hodges is Vice President of Sales at Blackbaud, the world’s largest provider of software and services to the non-profit industry. He has been with Blackbaud and a resident of the Lowcountry since 2001. Hodges is a former board member and Vice-President of HALOS, an organization which provides assistance to abused children and their caregivers, having served from 2008 to 2015. He and his family have had an East Cooper Meals on Wheels route since 2002. Hodges has also been a participant in the Blackbaud Cares program which has included work on Habitat for Humanity home building sites and other projects.
East Cooper Habitat for Humanity (ECHFH) assists families by building safe, well constructed homes. Working in partnership with low-income families, ECHFH utilizes volunteer labor and donated funds to provide a “hand up”, not a “hand out”, on the construction of their homes. Homeowners are chosen based on their demonstrated ability to handle personal finances and their willingness to contribute at least 350 hours of “sweat equity” on their home. Upon completion, Habitat homes are purchased by the homeowner with monthly payments under an interest-free mortgage over 30 years, and those payments are directed toward future homebuilding efforts as received.
East Cooper Habitat for Humanity is an affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International, servicing the communities east of the Cooper River in South Carolina. Visit their website at www.eastcooperhabitat.org for information on the organization and how to get involved.
Habitat for Humanity International is an ecumenical Christian ministry that welcomes to its work all people dedicated to the cause of eliminating poverty housing. Since its founding in 1976, Habitat has built more than 300,000 houses worldwide, providing simple, decent and affordable shelter for more than 1.5 million people.
