Chadwick and Sara Kramer and their two daughters live in a house that has mold and is exacerbating the health problems of their oldest daughter, who has cystic fibrosis. And it isn't handicapped accessible for Sara Kramer, who has lupus.

But that's a temporary situation.

The family soon will be moving into a brand-new Habitat for Humanity home built near Hillside Park at 815 N. 18th St.

The house was built in part by Chadwick Kramer.

"My husband has put in so many hours working on the house …,"Sara Kramer said. "We take a lot of pride in it. My husband (helped to)put up those walls."

Until the family was OK'd for a Habitat for Humanity house, they had been trying without success to find a home they could afford.

This house will be sold to the Kramers for the cost of the building materials.

The mission of Missouri Valley Habitat for Humanity is to eliminate poverty housing by building simple, decent and affordable homes for working families whose income is 30 percent to 60 percent below the median income level, according to information from Habitat for Humanity. The family agrees to help build the home.

This is the 16th Habitat for Humanity home built in Bismarck. Twelve homes have been built in Mandan.

The Kramer home was built using about 1,000 hours of volunteer labor. Groups from AARPof North Dakota, HOBY and Bio-Life Plasma Services, and other volunteers helped. Employees from local businesses, such as Centennial Energy, raised additional funding to help complete the home.

For more information about Habitat for Humanity, call 255-7566.

- Virginia Grantier