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Annual Appeal 2019 is underway
For Habitat for Humanity, “Home for the Holidays” takes on a special meaning. Our partner families will gather in their homes, surrounded by friends and family, feeling warm and secure in a home they can afford to own. Habitat mortgage payments are so low, the energy bills so affordable, that …
The power of neighbors helping neighbors
The culmination of this year’s Home Builders Blitz was Build Community Day (held on Saturday, October 19), inspired and funded by the Whatcom Community Foundation’s Project Neighborly Program. The purpose of these 2 events was to bring community volunteers, professional builders, and neighbors together to build and mend homes and hearts …
Thank you Highline Construction!
For the past 17 years, Habitat for Humanity has had a vision for the annual, national Home Builders Blitz Program. What began as one affiliate’s challenge in Raleigh, North Carolina, to build one house each day over a 5-day period, getting local businesses to donate as much of the materials …
Annual Appeal 2019
In a few weeks we will be reaching out and asking you to consider supporting Habitat’s work in our community. This time last year, we had two active building permits. Currently we have ten. This remarkable growth would not be possible without the generous support of our community, both in time and treasure, but …
Building community with Lydia Place and Wise Buys Thrift Store
Solving the housing crisis in Whatcom County requires creating innovative partnerships in Bellingham and across Whatcom County. The causes of housing insecurity are too many and too varied to be addressed by any one group, agency, or non-profit alone. Working together, we’re stronger. To extend our reach, Habitat for Humanity …
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