The purpose of the Mutual Self-Help Housing program is to help low-income families who are unable to purchase clean, safe housing through conventional methods. Particpiating families perform approximately 65 percent of the construction on eachother's homes, reducing labor costs and making the homes affordable to low-income clients.
At MSU-Northern, the Campus Corps team has been working to get the university community involved in making Mutaul Self Help Housing a great project. First, they signed on electrician, plumbing, and carpentry students to help construct these homes. Then, they involved both a promotions class and a graphic arts class in designing, developing, and implementing an advertising campaign for the Mutaual Self Help Housing program.
(Talk about engaging students from all over the academic spectrum in learning that really meets a community need! Way to go Northern!)
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