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Kelly & Juliana Dedication
Our Telegraph Townhome Community continues to grow! On August 11th, two more families dedicated their homes, and joined the 8 families who have been calling Telegraph home for over a year. Juliana and her family, and Kelly and her son will be moving in. Two more families in the Kulshan …
Habitat Homebuyer, Shannon
An affordable place to live — no matter what the future holds Shannon, our newest partner homebuyer, crashed a party while visiting her brother in Blaine a few years ago. Her brother’s neighbors were just about to move into their brand new home — the neighbors were Habitat for Humanity …
It’s Electric!
Last year, Kaily Hetherton and Pilar Hari from the Haggen Foundation, reached out to us with a simple question: “Does your organization have a ‘pie in the sky’ dream that seems impossible to fund?” After a short discussion which included many impossible ideas, our team unanimously settled on a clear favorite …
2023 Habitat on the Hill
For the first time in three years, over 300 Habitat affiliates met in person in Washington DC for Habitat on the Hill. Along with learning best advocacy practices from our colleagues across the country, we had the opportunity to meet with our federal legislators to advocate for policies that could …
The Hernandez Family
Born and raised in Mexico City, Rodolfo “Rudy” Hernandez first came to the U.S. to visit family in California. He decided to settle there. Rudy, who was single at the time, eventually decided to come to Washington with his younger brother to look for better work. They hoped to eventually …
Top 5 Reasons to Donate to Habitat’s Fall Campaign
The Top 5 Reasons to Donate to Habitat for Humanity During this time of giving, we’d like to share why a gift to Habitat for Humanity has impacts far beyond our ability to provide simple decent shelter for a family in need.Any monetary donation, any hour spent volunteering, and anytime …
Community Builder, Brian Mattioli
Habitat Home Inspections was born out of a simple philosophy: “Putting people over profit.” Founded in 2017 by Brian and Kacia Mattioli, the home inspection company is dedicated to providing customers with the best possible understanding of the house they are buying, caring for, or thinking about selling. Brian has a …
2022 Build Community Day and Candidate Forum
2022 Build Community Day Thank you to everyone who attended our 2022 Build Community Day and Candidate Forum. The chilly morning warmed up to a perfect golden day. Our volunteers broke off into four groups to work on projects around the King Mountain Neighborhood, which included a community project, installing …
Homebuyer Advocate, Shirley Jacobson
Shirley and her husband, Gary, moved from Montana to Seattle in 1966. At the time, Gary worked in the aircraft industry and was recruited by Boeing. Eventually, Shirley would work in parts procurement with both Hexcel and Boeing. Through that position, Shirley got to live in both China and Malaysia. After …
Edie Stickel Update — One Volunteer’s Pathway into the Building Trades
Edie Stickel Update — One Volunteer’s Pathway into the Building TradesWe were so happy to learn this year that one of our former construction volunteers, Edie Stickel, has been accepted in the UBC, Local 70 Carperter’s Union Apprenticeship Program, and is well underway to becoming a certified carpenter. What is a …