Habitat Greensboro hosted our inaugural Pride Build this October 5-12, 2024. At the event kickoff, First Baptist Chaplaincy Intern James Dolph shared, “It is a basic human right to have a secure place to live. Yet, there are many challenges the queer community faces to obtain a place that could become home. As a Christian, I believe that Jesus wants every person to have a physical place to call home. Jesus lived a life where he lifted others up met them where they were, served them, and loved them unconditionally. He calls each of us to walk through life similarly.”
Pride Build is an opportunity for Habitat Greensboro to share God’s love for all of God’s children and to highlight the decades of systemic discrimination that have prevented LGBTQ+ families and individuals from achieving homeownership, creating persistent biases and inequities. Sadly, 22% of LGBTQ+ adults live in poverty in the U.S., compared to 16% of non-LGBTQ+ people.
