The Self-Help Program in Guadalupe, Arizona, is as much about building housing as it is about building relationships. Through the program, student volunteers from Arizona State University work with low-income families to jointly design and build a low-cost house. Students and residents first meet to discuss the ideal house, then spend fifteen weeks building it together. Ten minutes out of every hour of work is spent regrouping and digesting the experience. Lunches held at a neighborhood home offer down-time for students and the future homeowners to discuss their progress and become better acquainted.
