Bayou Area Habitat for Humanity (BAHFH) is building for families who lost or received damage to their home in the 2006 hurricane season. BAHFH plans to build 83 houses in Terrebonne Parish and 26 houses in South Lafourche for hurricane recovery by December 2006.  Currently there are 32 families selected, but BAHFH has the opportunity to select 13 more families before June 16, 2006.

BAHFH is partnering with other organizations eager to help hurricane-affected families, but there is only a small window of opportunity to select families to receive these houses. The Habitat affiliate has put staff in place to assist families with the application and offer support during the process. Families are selected based on three criteria; need, ability to pay, and willingness to partner.

Housing Applications are available at all Lafourche and Terrebonne Parish Libraries; Lafourche and Terrebonne Housing Authority offices, South Lafourche and the Bayou Region Chamber Office, Lafourche and Terrebonne Food Banks, and the BAHFH office in Thibodaux.

“Habitat is the perfect opportunity for families devastated by Katrina and Rita and need a safe, decent, affordable place to raise their families,” said Jeanne Autin, Executive Director of BAHFH. For more information about the application process contact the BAHFH office at (985)447-6999.