Hinton Rural Life Center
Project Information
Providing home assessments and repairs to address substandard housing issues that are linked to poor health and unsafe or dangerous conditions.
Describe the need affecting community
Research supports that a zip code is a better predictor of health than genetics and that substandard housing is directly linked to poor health. In the three-county area served by Hinton, the percentage of population living in poverty is above the state average: 13.5% in Clay County, NC; 16.5% in Cherokee County, NC; and 15.3% in Towns County, GA, with many living just above the poverty line.
How will this Advance project help to address the need?
Working in connection with health care providers, local volunteers and organizations/businesses, churches, mission teams, and experts in home safety and construction, we will provide education, home repair, and other improvements that will decrease the factors that lead to poor health and unsafe living conditions.
Describe the primary goal of the project
The primary goal of the project is to improve substandard housing in rural Appalachia with a focus on issues directly related to safe and healthy homes.
Describe the change you would like to see in the community as a result of this Advance project
Over a five-year period, we would consider the program a success if we see an increase in our Safe & Healthy Home assessments “star” rating system, from 1-2 stars (not safe/healthy) to 3-5 stars, as we are able to provide home repairs and improvements (including education) that address health and safety, which would indicate that the repairs and education to maintain are indeed working.
Contact Information
Global Ministries Contact
Jacqueline K. Gottlieb
jackie@hintoncenter.org
8283898336
http://www.hintoncenter.org