Construction Projects
Sojourners Hosts DOL Audit
Sojourners recently took part in an audit of our Youthbuild program. During the first day of his visit, he traveled to Logan to tour the house we are currently building through a partnership with Hocking Metropolitan Housing Authority. Sawers also met with Youthbuild staff and students, learning more about the program. While on site, he [...]
TLP Participant Gives Back
When Mike Davis entered the Sojourners Transitional Living Program he was thankful for the help the program offered. Mike spent five years in the foster care system in southeast Ohio. After turning 18 and graduating from Trimble High School in Athens County, he “aged out” and went to live with his grandmother. He loves his grandmother, [...]
Collaboration Begins with New House
Sojourners and the Hocking Metropolitan Housing Authority have begun a new collaboration by building a single-family house in Logan, Ohio. The organizations commemorated the project with a “Drive the First Nail“ ceremony on Friday, April 15. “We’re excited to begin building not only this home, but hopefully a new partnership with the Sojourners Youthbuild [...]
New Partnership to Yield New House
Sojourners has begun a new partnership with the Hocking Metropolitan Housing Authority to build one single family dwelling. Youthbuild staff have been in talks about the project with Craig Garrelts, Executive Director of the Hocking Metropolitan Housing Authority, for several months. Reprising our “Habitat for Humanity” model, Youthbuild will provide labor for construction [...]