Eastern Shore of Virginia Habitat for Humanity 

Grant: $35,000 for a Jobsite Equipment Trailer, Generator and Tools

The Eastern Shore of Virginia Habitat for Humanity strives to build strength, stability and self-reliance through safe and affordable housing for families on the Eastern Shore of Virginia. They are an affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International and were incorporated in 1988. By 2023, they had completed 52 houses on the Eastern Shore of Virginia, with House #53 under construction.

Historically Eastern Shore of Virginia Habitat for Humanity has constructed 1.5 houses a year. But with demand on the shore for safe and affordable housing continuing to rise. In 2022, the Board of Directors approved a strategic plan to increase the number of houses constructed each year. The primary goal is to increase capacity and sustain building 4 houses per year by 2025. 

Future houses will continue to be built in both counties, and it is anticipated that these lots will not be geographically near each other. So additional crews, equipment and tools will be needed in multiple locations at the same time.

In Fall 2023, ESVCF approved a grant of $35,000 grant to obtain and outfit a tandem-axle highway rated all-weather trailer outfitted to include all the tools and equipment necessary to safely construct a home tandem-axle highway rated all-weather trailer outfitted to include all the tools and equipment necessary to safely construct a home.

Summer 2024 Project Update: The tandem-axle work trailer was ordered a few weeks after receiving the good news of the grant award, and is now being fitted out with a volunteer sign-in desk, workbench and tool storage cabinets. Tool orders were recently received and have been loaded into the trailer. We are planning to install interior lights and charging stations and move it to our new construction site in Fall 2024.