Since 2001, the Nativity Knights of Columbus Father Sikora Council #7992 and Nativity Parish, in partnership with the Appalachian Construction Crew, Inc—a Christian non-profit organization—have built 26 homes for families living below the poverty level in the heart of Appalachia. On the weekend of January 25 & 26, the Nativity Knights will be speaking at Masses asking for help to continue the home building effort in one of the poorest counties in our country.
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For the last 24 years, the Nativity Knights and Nativity Parish have partnered with the Appalachian Construction Crew operating out of Bellevue, Nebraska, to build one home in McCreary County, Kentucky, which is rated as one of the top counties in this country for income below the poverty level. Throughout the year both crews raise money to offset the cost of approximately $110,000 to build the home. Last year, the three-bedroom home cost $103,000. With the generosity of Nativity Parish, Nativity has raised over $100,000 in past collections and is the main funding source for the annual home building effort.
Without Nativity’s support, the home building effort would have ceased in 2005. Last year, the combined crews built a home for the Perry family. The family had a total income of approximately $21,000 and the family of two lived with the father’s parents. We are trying to exceed our past collection efforts to reach $120,000. We have added approximately $20,000 to our goal to expand our outreach efforts in the county to help more families in addition to the family receiving their new home. Our outreach efforts will include hygiene kits for ~270 children; help with home repairs; and vouchers to help with utility and medical bills.
THANK YOU! We had a goal of $120,000 to build Nativity’s 27th home in the heart of Appalachia and to help additional families throughout the county with home repairs, hygiene kits for children, and assistance with utility and medical bills. Because of your tremendous generosity, we are now at $121,153 and donations continue to arrive daily. You have ensured that we will not only build our 27th home for the Tucker family of three, a grandmother raising her two grandchildren, but help countless other needy families in McCreary County with our outreach efforts.
Please call Bob Corsi at 703-239-2890 if you have any questions or email him at bobcorsi@cox.net.
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About the 2025 Building Project
This year Good Shepherd Chapel in Whitley City selected the Tucker family of three to receive Nativity’s 27th home. The grandmother is raising two teenage grandchildren. The new home will be built on a lot next to the trailer they are renting. The family’s total income is $30,500.
Over a very compressed two weeks in June, the combined crews will build a 1,100SF, three-bedroom home, complete with porches, heating/AC, and appliances—the family assists if they are able. This will be our first home that connects directly to the city sewer system and will not require a septic system. A handyman prepares the foundation and because of county requirements, we must hire local electricians, HVAC specialists, and plumbers who work side-by-side with our crews to complete the home which has significantly added to our costs. Nativity will provide new complete beds for all the family members.
Please call Bob Corsi at 703-239-2890 if you have any questions or email him at bobcorsi@cox.net.
