Six-year-old Keagan Liggerio of Marion has big plans for when he moves into a home that was a long time coming for his family.

“I’m going to jump on my bed every morning and I’m going to hang out in my own room,” he said.

The Liggerios – Joshua, Christina and their children, 9-year-old Hailey and Keagan – celebrated Saturday afternoon with members of the local nonprofit that helped them become first-time homeowners. Buzzards Bay Habitat for Humanity volunteers and other well-wishers packed the new home at 185 Wareham Road where a brief ceremony was held.

The Mattapoisett-based chapter of the global nonprofit has built nine homes in the South Coast since 1996 with the goal of improving the living situations of low-income families.

It took five years to get from town approval to building the single-family home from the ground up.

While the home was newly furnished with a truck load of donations from Cardi’s Furniture, Joshua said the family was looking forward to using one item in particular.

“A dining room table,” he said. “We have not had one in five years. Being able to eat dinner as a family, all together around the table, we’re really looking forward to that.”

Habitat for Humanity requires families to pay a zero-interest mortgage after moving in and must also work alongside volunteers during the construction process.

The Liggerios have at least 300 hours of “sweat equity” in their new home. Keagan and Hailey pitched in when appropriate, picking up stray nails and performing other small (but important) tasks.

Over the course of last summer and fall, the family watched the house take shape.

“We’d come home and tell the kids what we did and when no one was on the site we’d bring them over and show them what we did that day,” said Christina. “That was a really good experience for them.”

More than three dozen area businesses, schools and community groups donated either time or materials to build the house.

Habitat for Humanity Executive Director Christina Lacourse said it was truly a collaborative effort.

“It’s definitely a community project,” Lacourse said. “Without our volunteers we could not make our homes happen.”

State Rep. Bill Straus (D-Mattapoisett) was on hand for last year’s ground breaking and Saturday’s ceremony. He said the project helped many others than just the family moving in.

“The secret benefit is to the wider community because they have a way to contribute and help,” Straus said.

Build Committee Chair Jack Beck and his wife Sandy were honored at the event for their longtime contributions to Habitat for Humanity.

As founding members of the local chapter, Lacourse said both have been instrumental in the group’s success. As a thank you, the new house will be named the Beck Family Home.

Beck thanked the many people who donated time and energy to the project, noting that Saturday was the result of sustained effort.

“It’s been a long road,” he said. “I think the light at the end of the tunnel is no longer a train.”

Also present for the ceremony was Rev. Bette McClure of the First Congregational Church of Fairhaven. She offered a benediction for the home and family.

“This is indeed the house that love built. May that love keep shining always,” said McClure. “And when the day is long and life is hard may they know that they are held in care by a much larger community.”