We approached this question by observing the community in their own setting by attending their meetings and seeing firsthand how and why they operate.
Along with attending these meetings we conducted an interview of OU Habitat's president Mattie Ropelewski so we could gain further insight to what it meant to be a member of Habitat along with where the program was heading and what they had accomplished in the past.
Through our research we discovered that Habitat has had a significant impact on the community. Athens Habitat (of which OU Habitat is an affiliate) has been a program for 23 years and has built a total of 29 homes since their creation. Not only have they built homes but communities in which their homes were constructed have seen their property values increase, sometimes as much as three-hundred percent. Overall Habitat has improved the living conditions of the community and plans to create an even bigger impact in the future.
Our question adds to this conversation because we are looking at the results of the organization along with their methods and by viewing their everyday interactions. An advantage we have is that we are a neutral party. We have the advantage of looking into the workings of the community while staying distant and being able to observe and judge without biases.
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