RPS students build three homes with Habitat for Humanity

RPS students build three homes with Habitat for Humanity

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — RPS construction students unveiled a project they have been working on with Habitat for Humanity since the beginning of the school year. Programs from Jefferson, Guilford and East each built a house from the ground up. The goal of the class is to prepare students for a possible future career in construction trades. One student said he did not expect the project to be as challenging as it was. "I didn't know like how much …

Rockford Area Habitat for Humanity celebrates students' work to help build a neighborhood

Malachi Cannon talks Tuesday, May 13, 2025, about the home he built with his fellow East High School students on Holiday Drive in Rockford. (Photo by Kevin Haas/Rock River Current) By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our new mobile app ROCKFORD — Rockford Area Habitat for Humanity on Tuesday celebrated the work of Rockford Public Schools students who helped build three homes from the ground up to give local families an affordable place to live.…