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TCTC Works With Habitat for Humanity
Trumbull County Habitat for Humanity remains busy building and remodeling homes for deserving local families. They have been working on two new houses on Plaza Street, behind the Elm Road Plaza in Howland Township for over a year now. With the help of many dedicated volunteers from TCTC and the community, the houses will soon be finished, and the new owners will be moving in.
One of the finishing touches recently completed was the installation of all electrical light fixtures. Students in the TCTC Adult Training Center's Residential Wiring class took on this project as part of their training. Students learned theory in class, practiced on the house in their lab, and then put this knowledge to work at the two new Habitat Homes. There they installed a variety of new fixtures, including bathroom and ceiling fans.
This not the first time TCTC Electrical students worked on these particular Habitat homes. Last year, students from the Adult Residential Wiring Class as well as those from the high school's Electrical Technology Program, ran the wiring to the panels and throughout both homes. Also last school year, the TCTC High School Carpentry class built the framing for wall sections in lab, transported them to the homes, and erected them on site.
The electrical wiring job recently completed is what Habitat for Humanity refers to as a "blitz." During a work blitz, a group of volunteers show up on a specific day to complete a particular project. Any community group can offer to work a "blitz." In addition to the contributions made by their regular volunteers, blitzes and the groups who perform them are an important part of the overall success of our local Habitat for Humanity.
The Trumbull Career & Technical Center is proud of its relationship with Habitat for Humanity, and many instructors in both the high school and adult construction appreciate the real-life hands-on experience working with Habitat for Humanity provides their students. For both the school and Habitat, the relationship is a real win-win.
These two particular homes are almost complete, but additional help is needed. Anyone interested in learning more about volunteer opportunities with Habitat for Humanity is asked to call Habitat for Humanity at 330-395-1524. Learn how you can join the high school and adult students at TCTC make the dream of home ownership a reality for a deserving area family.
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