1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:00,000 2 00:00:05,240 --> 00:00:08,640 Hello , Major Jessica Woodward . I am 3 00:00:08,640 --> 00:00:11,680 the company commander for HHC 3 to 2 4 00:00:11,680 --> 00:00:14,250 Civil affairs Brigade . And today the 5 00:00:14,250 --> 00:00:16,920 unit is here with habitat for humanity 6 00:00:16,920 --> 00:00:20,090 assisting with the veterans build for 7 00:00:20,090 --> 00:00:22,130 this home here , uh , for the young 8 00:00:22,130 --> 00:00:24,980 family who's been on the wait list for 9 00:00:24,990 --> 00:00:28,210 a home for about 50 years , well over 10 00:00:28,210 --> 00:00:30,790 50 years . So they're finally , I'm 11 00:00:30,800 --> 00:00:33,030 going to have a place to call home and 12 00:00:33,030 --> 00:00:35,160 we're happy to be a part of building 13 00:00:35,160 --> 00:00:37,890 that dream for them . Hello , How many 14 00:00:37,890 --> 00:00:39,890 Miz T . J . Joseph and the chief of 15 00:00:39,890 --> 00:00:42,168 staff at Honolulu habitat for humanity . 16 00:00:42,168 --> 00:00:44,260 So my role is I oversee homeowner 17 00:00:44,260 --> 00:00:46,720 services as well as construction . So 18 00:00:46,720 --> 00:00:48,942 from the time our homeowners come to us 19 00:00:48,942 --> 00:00:51,164 and get an application to the time they 20 00:00:51,164 --> 00:00:53,276 have their keys . It is our team that 21 00:00:53,276 --> 00:00:54,998 oversees all of that to create 22 00:00:54,998 --> 00:00:56,831 affordable homeownership for our 23 00:00:56,831 --> 00:00:58,998 families . Um , what's wonderful about 24 00:00:58,998 --> 00:01:01,109 our affiliate is , although we are an 25 00:01:01,109 --> 00:01:02,998 international organization , each 26 00:01:02,998 --> 00:01:05,164 affiliate has the opportunity to build 27 00:01:05,164 --> 00:01:07,276 for the need of our families . One of 28 00:01:07,276 --> 00:01:07,130 the greatest needs for us here in 29 00:01:07,130 --> 00:01:09,440 Honolulu habitat is many of our 30 00:01:09,440 --> 00:01:12,320 homeowners have non leases , many of 31 00:01:12,320 --> 00:01:14,098 what the department of Hawaiian 32 00:01:14,098 --> 00:01:16,209 homelands , which makes it incredibly 33 00:01:16,209 --> 00:01:18,320 difficult to be able to qualify for a 34 00:01:18,320 --> 00:01:20,431 construction loan . So when they come 35 00:01:20,431 --> 00:01:22,598 to us , we work with them hand in hand 36 00:01:22,598 --> 00:01:24,820 to get them financially qualified for a 37 00:01:24,820 --> 00:01:24,710 third party lender for their 38 00:01:24,710 --> 00:01:26,932 construction loan and then we are their 39 00:01:26,932 --> 00:01:28,821 contractor of choice . This owner 40 00:01:28,821 --> 00:01:31,210 builder model allows us to go alongside 41 00:01:31,210 --> 00:01:33,210 the homeowner . They come out every 42 00:01:33,210 --> 00:01:34,988 saturday to build alongside the 43 00:01:34,988 --> 00:01:37,154 Volunteers And we're walking that step 44 00:01:37,154 --> 00:01:39,043 by step all the way through . Our 45 00:01:39,043 --> 00:01:41,154 homeowners , get to learn many things 46 00:01:41,154 --> 00:01:43,377 as they get to learn how to build , how 47 00:01:43,377 --> 00:01:45,210 to take care and to maintain the 48 00:01:45,210 --> 00:01:47,266 strength that they learn in building 49 00:01:47,266 --> 00:01:46,980 this home is the strength that they're 50 00:01:46,980 --> 00:01:48,758 going to take with them as they 51 00:01:48,758 --> 00:01:50,758 received their keys and they get to 52 00:01:50,758 --> 00:01:52,591 start and live on this land that 53 00:01:52,591 --> 00:01:54,647 they've been waiting so long to do . 54 00:01:54,647 --> 00:01:56,758 It's extra special in that were being 55 00:01:56,758 --> 00:01:59,450 able to um build a home for a veteran , 56 00:01:59,640 --> 00:02:03,250 a fellow veterans . So , as a me 57 00:02:03,740 --> 00:02:06,350 benefit of helping not only the 58 00:02:06,350 --> 00:02:08,530 community and not only a veteran , but 59 00:02:08,530 --> 00:02:11,560 also doing team building with the units 60 00:02:11,800 --> 00:02:14,520 to build camaraderie and to work 61 00:02:14,520 --> 00:02:18,230 together um to have a more cohesive 62 00:02:18,230 --> 00:02:21,410 unit . And these opportunities are 63 00:02:21,420 --> 00:02:24,950 really beneficial not only to us as 64 00:02:24,960 --> 00:02:27,680 the givers , but also for those that 65 00:02:27,680 --> 00:02:29,980 were helping out . So it's a it's a 66 00:02:29,980 --> 00:02:32,250 really great situation in that we can 67 00:02:32,440 --> 00:02:35,090 build our team while also helping the 68 00:02:35,090 --> 00:02:37,220 community . So we look forward to 69 00:02:37,220 --> 00:02:39,960 having more of these opportunities in 70 00:02:39,960 --> 00:02:41,650 community service in the future .