Georgetown University, Quinnipiac University, and the University of New Hampshire students will travel to Valdosta during their spring break to volunteer with Valdosta-Lowndes County Habitat for Humanity. The students will help build homes and improve the communities the weeks of March 8^th through the 21^st as part of Habitat for Humanity’s Collegiate Challenge program. 

“We are incredibly appreciative of these students for donating their time and effort,” said Kamille Gay, Valdosta-Lowndes County Habitat’s Volunteer Coordinator. “The work these students will do during their time here will have a lasting impact in our community.”

Habitat for Humanity’s Collegiate Challenge program invites students to spend one week working with Habitat affiliates to build homes and improve communities. Since 1989, nearly 240,000 college and high school students have volunteered during their spring break to help build or rehabilitate homes, donating over $25 million to Habitat affiliates. 

“Collegiate Challenge engages thousands of students each year who work diligently towards improving communities and building decent, affordable housing,” said Mark Andrews, Habitat for Humanity International’s vice president of volunteer and institutional engagement. “We’re grateful to them for supporting our mission and help families realize their dream of home ownership. Communities will benefit from their hard work for years to come.” 

The Collegiate Challenge program is one of the many programs Habitat has to engage the next generation of leaders in Habitat’s work. For more information, visit http://www.habitat.org/youthprograms/collegiate-challenge.