Jane Hagedorn Named IVHFH Women Build Honoree

IVHFH has named Jane Hagedorn its honoree for the 12th annual Women Build. Former University of Iowa softball coach, turned master plumber and business owner, Jane has always committed to carving out time to give back to many local organizations and causes. Jane Hagedorn has played an integral role in each of our Women Build annual projects, so we could not think of anyone more deserving to be the honoree of our 12th annual build. Read more about Jane Hagedorn.

Women Build is a program developed by Habitat for Humanity as a way to engage and empower women in construction. The goal is not meant to exclude men, but to include women who may not feel comfortable volunteering at a male-dominated construction site. Women Build also highlights and honors the talented and hard-working women in our community. 

Each year, IVHFH seeks an influential woman in the community to honor with the Women Build. The honoree works with a committee of women to raise $55,000 in local donations and recruit volunteers to help a local family build an affordable home and to help an existing homeowner make affordable repairs or accessibility modifications to their home. Along with the efforts of the Women Build committee, a local family will partner with IVHFH to build an energy-efficient home that they will purchase with an affordable home mortgage. The Habitat homeownership program ensures that the household pays no more than 30% of their income to cover housing costs allowing more of their funds to be dedicated toward other essentials like education, health and transportation. Additionally, Women Build will support a local resident in need of critical home repairs and/or accessibility modifications. Through Helping Hands, a homeowner will receive affordable repairs so they can live more safely in their existing home. 

Jane and the Women Build committee encourage everyone, regardless of gender, to take part in any way they can. We need supporters to swing a hammer on the construction site, provide food for volunteers, make in kind donations or financial donations and attend fundraising events. ​

​There will be many events, volunteer opportunities, and other ways to support this project throughout the year, but the Women Build committee is asking for you to kick things off with a donation and/or a registration to the Christine Grant 5K for Women Build on May 9.

Read more about Jane Hagedorn and Women Build.
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Make a donation to the Jane Hagedorn Women Build.
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Register for the Christine Grant 5K for Women Build.