OTSH: first Habitat for Humanity's first 3D printed house

3D Printing: The Solution To Affordable Housing Crisis?

Habitat for Humanity selected Stringfield’s home as its first 3D-printed project. Initiated between a partnership with Alquist, a 3D-printing construction company, it is the organization’s effort to confront the nation’s affordable housing crisis, which increased due to multiple factors including the heightened costs of materials during the pandemic and a booming demand on the housing market

our town st helena: Democrats' Build back better includes a focus on affordable housing

Build Back Better: Dem’s Hoping To Make Historic Investment In Affordable Housing

“Unless you’re making a lot of money right now you can’t afford a house in this country,” Senator Jon Tester said at a recent hearing. He represents the state of Montana where now home prices and rents have been rising dramatically too. We’ve got businesses that can’t expand because there’s no workforce housing,” Tester continued. “There’s no housing for people who make regular wages ok?”

our towns st helena cuba

Meet the OTSH Team: Marisol Vargas

Marisol was on Cuba’s national swim team. (pay attention: this is important). They never let her attend the international swim meets outside of Cuba because they were afraid she would defect due to her family and friends in the US. Nevertheless, Marisol made friends with her competitors from several countries when they came to the island, and those relationships would provide critical in her long journey to find a better life that didn’t include living under a dictator.