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Habitat for Humanity outlines neighborhood building and blight‑removal work; council accepts challenge to build a house with volunteers
Summary
The CEO of Habitat for Humanity Mississippi Capital Area described 40 years of activity in Jackson, current work in Broadmoor and plans for additional rehab and new‑build projects; she asked for continued city support and reimbursements for completed contracts, and council members pledged volunteer help and partnership.
Merrill McEwen, chief executive officer of Habitat for Humanity Mississippi Capital Area, told the council the nonprofit has built and rehabbed houses in Broadmoor and many other Jackson neighborhoods and emphasized that Habitat operates as an "economic engine," not a charity. "We do not give houses away. We were not started by Jimmy Carter, and we are not a charity. We are an economic engine," McEwen…
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