Providence Homes, Local Trade Partners and HOPE International Giving Back for Thousands in Need Around the World
Jacksonville, FL – Local homebuilder Providence Homes recently broke ground on their Fourth Homes for HOPE located in the Ft Caroline Harbor subdivision in Duval County. Profits for the sale of this home will benefit HOPE International, a global, nonprofit organization that provides micro-loans to people in poverty-stricken countries.
The Providence Homes for HOPE is the 2527 floor plan offering 2,527 square feet of living space, 3 bedrooms / 2.5 bathroom home that will be constructed with the generous time and materials donated by trade partners to keep the costs low and to maximize the proceeds generated by its sale. The home is currently under construction and is for sale $239,900 and is expected to be completed by January.
Despite a challenging real estate market, Bill Cellar, CEO of Providence Homes felt the calling to give back to those most in need. Together with its first three Homes for HOPE, The Providence Homes team, with the strong support of its vendors and trade partners, has impacted countless numbers of people, through HOPE International. Ultimately this money will have helped more than 10,000 individuals and families with $100 to $500 micro-loans to start businesses to rebuild their lives.
“We’ve been involved with HOPE International for many years now. It’s a powerful, faith-based group that is making huge strides in alleviating poverty by helping people build businesses to support themselves,” said Bill Cellar, CEO of Providence Homes. “With just a few hundred dollars, people can create a business for a sustainable living and get out of poverty for good, providing better education, healthcare and nutrition for their children. It truly is a hand-up, not a hand-out.”
HOPE International is a faith-based group that serves the poor in developing countries by providing them with micro loans. Nearly all HOPE loans, 99% are repaid. Many of the loan recipients 87% are women. Most have children to provide for, others have been abandoned or widowed by war or devastation. “A few hundred dollars is enough money to sell shoes or vegetables in an open market or purchase sheep or pigs for livestock,” added Cellar. “And with the high repayment rate, the $500 loaned to one person is available for another, and so on. That’s what makes this program so successful and worthy of support.”
To date, HOPE International has issued approximately $3 million in micro-loans. Since getting involved in 2002, Providence Homes has raised over $250,000 for HOPE International with their three House for HOPE projects.
Along with HOPE International, Providence Homes is actively involved in initiatives focusing on health, youth development, nation-building and leadership projects centered around faith. Bill Cellar, CEO of Providence Homes has traveled extensively throughout Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, working on a wide range of non-profit organizations all centered around his faith. Some local initiatives include I.M. Sulzbacher Center for the Homeless, The Salvation Army, Builders Care, the United Way of North Florida, the Monique Burr Foundation for Children, International Community Foundation and the Lemuel Organization.
Providence Homes would like to thank everyone who participated in building and donating time to building the House for HOPE in support of HOPE International.
The trade contractors that are generously giving of their time and money in the construction of the HOPE house included:
- Adina Construction
- Advance Trim Solutions, Inc
- American Insulators, LLC
- Bobby Campbell Roofing, Inc.
- Builders First Source
- CBB Acquisitions Company, LLC
- Classic Floors
- Cornerstone Paint and Drywall, Inc
- Donna L. Stanton
- Duncan Plumbing
- Enviromental Stoneworks
- First Coast Supply, Inc
- Florida Builders Specialty Company, Inc
- Fogleman Builders Supply
- Garmon Trucking, Inc
- Group 4 Design, Inc
- Munson & Bryan Electric Company, Inc
- P.K. Austin
- Sizemore & Associates
- Southern Scapes
- Surface One, LLC
- Vermont Lighting Company, Inc
- Visionaire Windows, LLC
- Weather Barriers Unlimited, LLC
- Woodsman Kitchens & Floors
Providence Homes was founded in 1992 by CEO, Bill Cellar. As Providence Homes celebrates their nineteenth Anniversary, Bill Cellar continues to build upon the philosophy that homeowners deserve the best he can give. The team of professionals at Providence Homes is committed to building every home as if they were building it for their own family. That degree of care has earned Providence Homes an excellent reputation among Realtors® and homeowners.
HOPE International empowers those living in need around the world to escape poverty by providing microloans, savings services, training, and mentoring to help people become self-sufficient. Working in 13 of the poorest, least-served countries in Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe, and the Caribbean, HOPE is a Christian faith-based 501(c) (3) non-profit organization focused on alleviating the many dimensions of poverty – physical, social, and spiritual – through microenterprise development
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