This week the St. Joseph Habitat for Humanity is kicking of National Women Build Week.

National Women Build Week runs May 2 – 10

On Tuesday Lowe’s Heroes employee volunteers will be among more than 50 volunteers to join St. Joseph Habitat for Humanity to help build affordable housing in St. Joseph in recognition of National Women Build Week.

Volunteers there will be working to finish the agency’s 60th house and start framing its 61st house in St. Joseph on Tuesday, May 5th from 8:00 AM to Noon.

National Women Build Week is a weeklong event created by Habitat for Humanity’s Women Build program that challenges women to devote at least one day to help build affordable housing in their local communities. Across the nation, more than 15,000 women are expected to volunteer at Habitat construction sites this week to spotlight the homeownership challenges faced by women.

Lowe’s helped launch National Women Build Week in 2008 and each year provides the support of Lowe’s Heroes and conducts how-to clinics at stores to teach volunteers construction skills.

“National Women Build Week has made a difference in the lives of thousands of families since its inception,” said Joan Higginbotham, Lowe’s director of community relations. “We’re grateful to all the women in St. Joseph who got involved this week and were part of something bigger with Lowe’s and Habitat.”

Habitat’s Women Build program recruits, educates and inspires women to build and advocate for simple, decent and affordable homes in their communities. Since the program was created in 1998, more than 2,300 homes have been built in partnership with low-income families using Women Build crews.