Habitat for Humanity in Whatcom County

Fashion-Forward Recycling

How the Habitat Store is turning old clothes into new homes When you donate your old clothes to the Habitat Store, you’re doing so much more than helping Habitat build new homes in Whatcom County: you’re also keeping perfectly good items out of the landfill, helping us fight fast-fashion, and providing material that can be …

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Wishing Fred a Happy & Well-Deserved Retirement

It is bittersweet to announce the retirement of Fred Sheppard, who has been our Resource Development Manager for nearly 11 years. For over a decade, Fred has organized our Annual Auction and Golf Tournament, applied for countless grants, and cultivated priceless relationships with businesses and individuals across the county to keep our mission going. Fred …

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From Volunteer to Career

– Our Home Repair Program Manager’s Journey as a Habitat Volunteer – If you’ve ever wondered what it is like to volunteer on our construction site, this is the article for you! Before Gracie became our Home Repair Project Manager in July of this year, we got to know her as a volunteer on our …

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Meet the Habitat Family – Loren & Teresa

When you visit the oldest home in Sandy Point, you’ll find Loren and Teresa, teenagers Hope and Joseph, and the family’s two adorably rambunctious dogs all enjoying each other’s company. You’ll also find a kitchen that is too small for a family of four, walls with no insulation, a leaky roof, and in the winter, …

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Turning Trash into Treasure

How a small part of our Annual Auction transformed into our biggest event yet If you attended a Habitat Whatcom Raise the Roof Auction in the past four years, you likely remember the Trashion Show as one of the most unique and entertaining parts of the evening. It’s not every day that you see someone …

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Celebrating the Home Builders Blitz

A team of volunteers stand in front of the Telegraph Townhomes Project for the Home Builders Blitz

Previous Next On April 25th, all that existed of Telegraph Townhomes phase 1C was a blank concrete foundation, meticulously designed building plans, and a lot of anticipation for the largest build event we’ve ever attempted at Habitat Whatcom. In the following weeks, more than 180 volunteers from local businesses and organizations in Whatcom County and …

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