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Jamaica’s housing needs are unique in the sheer numbers of the poor who lack adequate homes. At present, there are 15,000 families waiting for a new Food For The Poor house.
Food For The Poor builds quality, well-constructed wood houses in Jamaica for families who live in tin and cardboard shacks, under black plastic sheeting or in substandard hovels that do little to shelter them from rain and windstorms. The houses all have sturdy concrete foundations and are constructed with termite-resistant lumber. The cost of wood is the biggest factor in building these homes, since all the lumber must be imported.
Each home has a veranda to suit the cultural lifestyle of the families, who enjoy sitting on their front porch to take in a cooling breeze. The houses have steel front doors that lock and corrugated sheet metal roofing. The wood siding is tongue and groove and louvered windows allow for fresh air to flow through the home. These cozy homes can be quickly constructed in as little as one day and assembled on small lots, an important consideration when building a home for a destitute person who lacks a large parcel of land upon which to build a house.
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