BUTTE — Habitat for Humanity of Southwest Montana celebrated the “Big 3-0” on Wednesday with an anniversary party and groundbreaking ceremony.
The groundbreaking is for new condominiums and single-family homes in the heart of Butte.
Organizers say the complex comes during a 30 to 50 percent increase in housing costs that put home ownership out of reach for working families.
“To me, it feels like a great relief. I feel just a pressing personal need for people in Butte to have decent, clean, safe housing so every family that goes in, I feel a little bit better,” said Habitat for Humanity Director Barbara Miller.
The Iron Street property will house approximately 55 people.
Miller says that through the USDA’s mutual self-help program and with funding from public and private partnerships, Habitat and the National Affordable Housing Network have brought more than $16 million in housing investment to Butte and southwest Montana.
Miller says more importantly, Habitat has strengthened community bonds within neighborhoods in southwest Montana.
