
Above is Alpha and Fatoumata Diallo and their family from Guinea. Their kids are 9-year-old Aissata, 3-year-old Fatou and 4-week-old Boubacar. Alpha is employed at UIHC and Wal-Mart. Their home will be built at 2007 "I" Street in Iowa City."
Click here to make a donation to Habitat for Humanity, users should select ’09 UI Homecoming Youth United on the donation form.
For the second year in a row, Homecoming has fostered an amazing relationship with Iowa Valley Habitat for Humanity (www.iowavalleyhabitat.org) and we’ve partnered to build a house for a local family! We’ve committed to raising $40,000 to help finance the house, and we need your help! If you’re interested in donating to help our cause, please email Kevin Paulsen, Outreach Director at kevin-paulsen@uiowa.edu for more information or click below to donate NOW!
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UI Students – join us for the Wall Build in the Quad Courtyard on August 28th and 29th to help assemble walls that will actually go into the house! University of Iowa, Iowa City, and surrounding areas – join us for the Blitz Build weekend on September 25th and 26th from 7:00am – 7:00pm and watch how a house can be framed out in just one weekend! Groundbreaking at the Build Site - August 28th at 4 PM