About 20 volunteers from the Bridgeport Rotary Club are helping Habitat for Humanity build two homes in the area.
The volunteers are working on a three-family home that will be located on Clifford Street and another home on Goodwin Place in Stratford.
The group says every bit of help makes a difference and hopes their message of paying it forward inspires others in the community.
"Every time you hit a nail with that hammer, it is going towards building that home,” said Kevin Moore, of Habitat for Humanity.