As need rises, funds not always following suit in recession

CHAMPAIGN – The shelves at Habitat for Humanity's ReStore are a bit emptier than usual, volunteers are harder to come by, and building sponsors have dried up.

The Champaign County organization, which has built as many as six houses in a single year, has just one scheduled for 2009.

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