12 episodes

B/CS Habitat Audio Shorts is produced by Janet Morford and Jane Sherman for Bryan/College Station Habitat for Humanity, an affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International. For more information, go to https://habitatbcs.org/audioshorts/

B/CS Habitat Audio Shorts Janet Morford and Jane Sherman

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B/CS Habitat Audio Shorts is produced by Janet Morford and Jane Sherman for Bryan/College Station Habitat for Humanity, an affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International. For more information, go to https://habitatbcs.org/audioshorts/

    Part 1: When a Community Comes Together

    Part 1: When a Community Comes Together

    In 1989, Victor Gonzalez and his family were living in a trailer that was falling apart when his church encouraged him to apply for a Habitat home. This is his story and the beginning of Bryan/College Station Habitat for Humanity.

    • 3 min
    Part 2: Stepping Out in Faith: The Founding of Bryan/College Station Habitat for Humanity

    Part 2: Stepping Out in Faith: The Founding of Bryan/College Station Habitat for Humanity

    Patricia Burk, one of Bryan/College Station Habitat for Humanity's founding members and first Executive Director, tells the story of how the affiliate started and its early years.

    • 3 min
    Part 3: Growth and Expansion

    Part 3: Growth and Expansion

    From in-fill lots to subdivisions, Bryan/College Station Habitat for Humanity takes on the challenge of creating a community.

    • 3 min
    Part 4: The Habitat Model

    Part 4: The Habitat Model

    Habitat for Humanity is one of the largest home builders in the United States, and its homeowners have one of the lowest mortgage default rates in the industry. What is the Habitat model? What is sustains this nonprofit? Connie Flickinger, B/CS Habitat volunteer and Board Member, shares Habitat's philosophy that drives its success.

    • 3 min
    Part 5: Growing Up in a Habitat Home

    Part 5: Growing Up in a Habitat Home

    Gwendolyn Phillips shares her story of growing up in a Habitat home and her admiration for her dad's hard work to provide for his family.

    • 3 min
    Part 6: Becoming a Habitat Homeowner: the Process

    Part 6: Becoming a Habitat Homeowner: the Process

    Felipa Sanders, Bryan/College Station Habitat for Humanity's Homebuyer Program Manager, walks listeners through the homebuyer process.

    • 3 min

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