TWO NEW HOMES ARE BEING BUILT DURING 2010 

Habitat for Humanity LBPC is building two new family homes during 2010: one on S. Sterling St. in Streator and the second on W. Superior St. in Ottawa.

Rev. Charles (Paster Chuck) Maney has conducted several meetings in both cities and has passed out as many as ten applications in a single night. Applications were due back to Habitat on February 8. The Family Selection Committee is in the process of reviewing applications, verifying financial information and visiting families with the hope of naming two qualified families.

After this is complete, Habitat will find Site Supervisers, funding and will begin construction of these homes. 

LaSalle, Bureau and Putnam Counties HFH is a locally run affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International, a nonprofit, ecumenical Christian housing organization. Habitat for Humanity works in partnership with people in need to build and renovate decent, affordable housing. The houses then are sold to those in need at no profit and with no interest charged.

Volunteers provide most of the labor, and individual and corporate donors provide money and materials to build Habitat houses. Partner families themselves invest hundreds of hours of labor - "sweat equity" - into building their homes and the homes of others. Their mortgage payments go into a revolving Fund for Humanity that is used to build more homes.

Go to our Get Involved Page to sign up.  

Are You Interested in Joining the Habitat for Humanity Board?

The Board of Directors for Habitat for Humanity, LaSalle, Bureau and Putnam Counties, is in the midst of strengthening itself to meet the opportunities of the future.

The past few years the Board has operated with fewer members than are mandated by the by-laws, which is a minimum of twelve members. 2009 brought us some new Board members; however, we also lost two members of our Board - President Duane Carpenter relocated outside our area and Building Committee Chair Mike Knapp now serves as our Habitat Project Manager and therefore, can no longer serve as a Board member.

At our October meeting, Rev. Charles (Pastor Chuck) Maney was elected President to complete Mr Carpenter's term and Heather Johnson was elected Vice-President. The following new Board members were accepted in December 2009 through March 2010; Rick Larson, James Hardie storeroom manager, Lela Nelson-Parola, employment office counselor, Charlie Taylor, owner of a drywall business, Paul Ebener, construction company owner and Pat Noto, Ottawa CPA. Other Board members include: Lee McCullough, Secretary; Vicki Smith, Treasurer; Michael Moore, Stephen Johnson; Jenny Knapp.   Fran Gibson serves as Administrative Assistant.

The Board is looking for people interested in the Christian mission to provide affordable housing in our three-county area. We are very much in need of people with backgrounds in real estate, public relations, social work and home construction.  We also have a need for someone with a passion for building relationships for this mission.  This individual would communicate the message of Habitat for Humanity, LBPC to area service organizations and churches.

Feel free to contact any Board member or email us at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it  or call our office at 815-434-2041.