J
oe Collins founded From Houses to Homes, a New
Jersey, USA based non-profit 501(c)(3) in 2004. He was
moved to do so by the poverty of indigenous Guatemalans
who live in the highlands of that country. So far, he and
his volunteers have built nearly six hundred houses.
Each domicile, now costing $1,750.00, is 13 feet by
19 feet, constructed of concrete blocks with a cement
floor, corrugated roof, skylight, metal window and door
frames with lock. There are bunk beds and both the
interior and exterior are stuccoed with paint, the color
chosen by the owner. Joe and hundreds of volunteers
receive no salaries when working together with families
to construct, block by block, these houses from the
ground up.
HYLAND
