- THE BELLINGHAM HERALD
FERNDALE - When Habitat for Humanity in Whatcom County builds its next home, almost all of the construction workers will be women.
Groundbreaking for the nonprofit's fourth house in the Trigg Woods neighborhood is Sunday, April 22. The project is Habitat's second "Women Build" home in Whatcom County. The first was completed in July 2011 on the same street.
The program is meant to encourage women to learn construction skills in a supportive environment. Men are not turned away, but at least 75 percent of workers on a given crew should be female, Habitat says.
