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Families in the Gulf Coast Need Your Help More Than Ever!
Thousands of families lost their homes when hurricanes hit the Mississippi Gulf Coast in recent years. Today, many displaced families still live in unsafe, temporary housing.
The Thrivent Builds Worldwide program makes it easy for you to help one of these families.
Thrivent Builds Worldwide – Gulf Coast Community
This program brings members of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans together, along with other Lutherans and volunteers, to build homes with partner families in need of simple, decent, affordable housing. Said Gulf Coast Community trip participant Donna Mulder, "I am a changed person from the week I spent in Biloxi."
In 2008, Thrivent Financial committed $2.5 million to Habitat for Humanity of the Mississippi Gulf Coast on behalf of its members. The funds were used to help build 40 homes – nearly all in the Trace Lane community – and contribute to the affiliate's ability to serve more families.
In 2009, Thrivent Financial committed an additional $1.7 million to build a new 28-home community in Gulfport, Mississippi called Connor's Garden. In 2010, Thrivent Builds Worldwide teams will continue to build homes in this community.
"The continuing partnership between Thrivent Financial and Habitat for Humanity in 2010 provides an ongoing focus for volunteers, helping ensure that even more families will have not only have decent, affordable housing, they will also have the opportunity for prosperity."
-Chris Monforton
Chief Executive Officer
Habitat for Humanity, Mississippi Gulf Coast
Your Membership Helps Change Lives
Your membership in Thrivent Financial opens the door to financial security for you and your family. It also opens the door to new lives for families in the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Because of your membership with Thrivent Financial, programs like the Thrivent Builds Worldwide Gulf Coast Community are helping build hope by building homes. We provide the program. You create the hope.
This is your chance to be part of an experience that will help change families' lives – and rebuild entire communities.Be Inspired
Read journals from past Thrivent Builds Worldwide teams to see how they changed lives – even their own.