Beggerly’s move in – another Fuller House project completed

Habitat for Humanity was founded in 1976 by Millard and Linda Fuller with their mission being to provide affordable housing to those in need. The Fuller Center for Housing was founded in 2005 and is a continuation of the work the Fuller’s have done since 1976, focusing on building and repairing homes for low-income families and individuals. The organization operates with local businesses and volunteers often through a no-profit and no-interest model.

Boundary County Fuller Center for Housing took the reins and provided not just a house, but a home for another deserving family.

“I can’t believe we live here!” Tiffani Beggerly’s children said after a long but rewarding two years.

Tiffani Beggerly and her six children were selected in July of 2023 for the Boundary County Fuller Center for Housing project this go-around with President, Teresa Rae heading the charge. Tiffani and her family couldn’t be more content and at peace then they are now.

“Tiffani and her family have officially moved in, unpacked, made beds, and slept in their new home last night!” Teresa says, “It is time for them to start making memories as the most recent new homeowners of a Boundary County Fuller Center for Housing home, and we couldn’t be more excited and happy for them as they begin this new chapter in their lives!

“It was so amazing all of the people who contributed and donated their time and resources for my family.” Tiffani Beggerly says. “Thank you!”

Did You Know?

Boundary County Fuller Center for Housing (BCFCH) has been in existence since 1993, first as a Habitat for Humanity affiliate, and since 2017, as a Fuller Center affiliate.
The Fuller Center for Housing is an organization based out of Americus, GA, and provides a program that better serves rural communities like ours in addressing housing shortages for our most impoverished families.
There are no paid staff positions in our affiliate – all board members are volunteers.
We are a Christian based, non-profit organization dedicated toward eliminating sub-standard housing in our community.
We partner with families, faith groups, local businesses, community entities, individuals, and other non-profit organizations to provide decent, affordable housing for Boundary County families in need.
99.9% of donated goods, services, and money goes toward the homes we build; overhead costs are minimal.
We have built 11 houses since inception, with 7 homes built since 2008.
An average BCFCH home is built to around 1300sf with 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms, however we tailor the footprint of the house to meet the needs of the partner family.
We finance our homes through our own revolving fund. To date, we finance a total of $300,000 worth of mortgages, spread between 4 homes, with the average monthly mortgage being around $650.
Partner families are required to have a legitimate housing need, have a job or steady source of income, and be able to support a small mortgage but not be able to qualify for a conventional bank loan.
Partner families are required to invest 300-500 hours of sweat equity in their own home.
Our current building sites are located on Spokane St. in Bonners Ferry near the hospital.

*The Beggerly family with Will Hedrick, owner of Boundary Electrical and general contractor for the project and Andria Morrison, Boundary County Fuller Center for Housing treasurer*

“We need to publicly thank a whole bunch of people and businesses who made this project possible,” Teresa goes on, “and if for some reason I left anyone out, please let me know. Here goes, in no particular order:

Don Jordan (architectural plans & volunteer labor)
Idaho Forest Group (donated lumber)
BF Readi Mix (discounted concrete)
Winkleseth’s (donated gravel and topsoil)
Boundary Tractor (Cal Russell, donated use of equipment & special tools)
Pro-X (discounted appliances & materials)
Badger Building (discounted materials)
Trusstek (discounted trusses)
Alan Dickson (roofer – roofed the entire house by himself!)
BF Glass (discounted windows/doors)
BF Builders (Randy Wedel – donated labor for entire back porch area, interior stairwells, and basement floor slab)
IC Drywall (Demitrios Caralis) / Northern Drywall (Christian Semilia) – discounted drywall and interior paint and donated shower tile
Will Hedrick (Boundary Electric) and crew of volunteer electricians – donated labor
Lucas Turner, Colton, and crew (Turner plumbing) – donated labor
Family Flooring (Chuck & Cindy Rude) – discounted flooring
Mountain West Bank crew (volunteer flooring installers)
Marty Camburn (Local Insulation Experts)
Panhandle Door (donated all interior trim)
John Solt (donated labor to trim out the entire house)
John Tice (Snow Creek Cabinets) – discounted cabinets
Panhandle Countertops (discounted countertops)
Rodda Paint (discounted interior paint & donated exterior paint)
Larry Bighouse (painted entire exterior pro-bono)
Super 1 ($100 grocery gift card)
Beta Sigma Phi (baskets & donated household items for the entire house)
BFHS Varsity Volleyball Team (deep clean)
Hardi-Plank Corporate (donated exterior siding)
9B Quilters (donated quilts for the entire family)
All volunteers who ebbed and flowed onto the job site!

And to our board members and regular volunteers – Will and Tammy Hedrick, Andria Morrison, Dustin Woelfle, John Tice, Pete Wiselander, Patti Solt, Rich Feichert, and Rick Montez – thank you for volunteering your time to make our organization possible…take some time to rest before we begin the planning stages for our next home!

We are Boundary County Fuller Center for Housing, building a better community, one house and one family at a time!