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2 Stowell Avenue,  Worcester
[directions]
A planned duplex at 2 Stowell Avenue in Worcester represents the 25th and 26th homes built by GWHFH since we incorporated in 1985. Using an over-under building design, the first-floor will be fully accessible for individuals with disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
Support for the project will come from a variety of sources. While the site was purchased from the Massachusetts Highway Department with a HOME (Housing and Urban Development HOME Investment Partnerships Program) grant provided by the City of Worcester, on-going donations from individuals, community organizations, local businesses, foundations and corporations are anticipated to provide a significant portion of the project’s funding.
Major contributions for the construction phase of the project are expected from efforts associated with two, volunteer-led initiatives: University House and A House Built on Faith. These two programs propose to collect and focus contributions, special-event proceeds and volunteer labor from local college, university and high school students as well as communities of faith throughout the life of the endeavor.
Contributors to the project include: Bank of America Charitable Foundation, Bike and Build Foundation, the City of Worcester, the CitiGroup Foundation, the Fletcher Foundation, MetroWest Habitat for Humanity, Salem Covenant Church, Stoddard Charitable Trust, the United Methodist Foundation of New England and the Wyman Gordon Foundation. Supplies from Wachusett Lumber lead the typically long list of in-kind gifts of building materials and professional services.
For more information:
To get involved volunteering on the build-site:
- New volunteers should first attend a Volunteer Orientation
- For those who have already volunteered with GWHFH or who have attended an orientation, GWHFH will contact you in June once the construction schedule is set. Volunteers can then sign up for when they want to volunteer on a first-come, first-served basis.
Directions to GWHFH Stowell Avenue Build-Site
2 Stowell Avenue, Worcester, MA 01606
From the GWHFH Offices at the First Baptist Church
Turn left out of the FBP parking lot onto Salisbury Street and immediately get in the right lane … turn right at the traffic light onto Park Avenue …go ½ mile to the 2nd traffic light … continue straight ahead onto Gold Star Boulevard (Grove Street merges in from the right) …go 1 mile to the Greendale Mall entrance … turn right toward the Greendale Mall (Neponset Street/West Boylston Drive) … take first left onto Neponset Street … the road makes an S curve and goes under the freeway … come to a T and turn left onto West Boylston Drive … go through two traffic lights … and come to a T at the end of West Boylston Drive … the build-site is right ahead of you … find parking on the street (left or right).
From Route 290 West - Points East and North of Worcester
From 290 westbound toward Worcester, take exit 19 (Route 190 North/ Fitchburg) …the exit ramp leads to Route 190 … take exit 1 (Gold Star Boulevard/Route 12) … at the end of the ramp, stay in the right lane … take the first right toward the Greendale Mall (Neponset Street/West Boylston Drive) … take first left onto Neponset Street … the road makes an S curve and goes under the freeway … come to a T and turn left onto West Boylston Drive … go through two traffic lights … and come to a T at the end of West Boylston Drive … the build-site is right ahead of you … find parking on the street (left or right).
From Route 190 - Points North of Worcester
From 190 southbound, take exit 1 (Gold Star Boulevard/Route 12) … stay in the right lane on the exit ramp … take the first right and come to a stop sign (across from Strand’s Ski Shop) … turn right onto West Boylston Drive … Stowell Avenue will be the 4th left just after Molo Auto Body … #2 Stowell is on the corner … find parking on the street.
From the Massachusetts Turnpike - Points West of Worcester
Leave the Mass Turnpike at Exit 10 (Auburn) … take 290 eastbound toward Worcester … take exit 19 (Route 190/to Route 12) … the exit ramp leads to Route 190 … take exit 1 (Gold Star Boulevard/Route 12) … at the end of the ramp, stay in the right lane … take the first right toward the Greendale Mall (Neponset Street/West Boylston Drive) … take first left onto Neponset Street … the road makes an S curve and goes under the freeway … come to a T and turn left onto West Boylston Drive … go through two traffic lights … and come to a T at the end of West Boylston Drive … the build-site is right ahead of you … find parking on the street (left or right).
From the Massachusetts Turnpike - Points East of Worcester
Leave the Mass Turnpike at Exit 10A (Millbury) … follow signs for Route 146 north toward Worcester ... stay on Route 146 a few miles to the end … get onto Route 290 eastbound toward Worcester/Shrewsbury … take exit 19 (Route 190/to Route 12) … the exit ramp leads to Route 190 … take exit 1 (Gold Star Boulevard/Route 12) … at the end of the ramp, stay in the right lane … take the first right toward the Greendale Mall (Neponset Street/West Boylston Drive) … take first left onto Neponset Street … the road makes an S curve and goes under the freeway … come to a T and turn left onto West Boylston Drive … go through two traffic lights … and come to a T at the end of West Boylston Drive … the build-site is right ahead of you … find parking on the street (left or right).
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