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 – an e-transit van …
Where We Are The present moment at Habitat for Humanity of Whatcom County could be described as a sort of “calm before the storm” as we wait for permits to drop for our projects in Custer, Everson, and Bellingham. Expect to have the luxury of choice in the near future when it comes to volunteering …
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 help provide everyone in the …
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 settle in Alaska. “I read …
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 you donate a gently …
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 background in real estate, …
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 a little free library in …
Habitat homes are built to last — that being said, even the most thoughtfully designed home will need periodic upkeep. We recently completed repairs on a Habitat home we built 20 years ago. The home needed reroofing, a new coat of paint, and some other minor repairs, but overall has held up nicely for a …
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 returning to Seattle from …
I started volunteering with Habitat for Humanity in Springfield, Illinois, in the spring of 2011. We were renting our place at the time, so I had no “home” projects to work on and needed an outlet. I knew a bit about Habitat and went to an orientation. The volunteer coordinator, Ryan Mobley, enthusiastically welcomed me …
