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Habitat for Humanity Detroit Receives $5,000 Grant from Arby’s Foundation for Its Children’s Programming https://habitatdetroit.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/large-Arbys-Grant_v2_Arbys-Grant_Email_Graphic_1200px-x-800px.jpg 1201 800 habitatdetroit habitatdetroit https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/93c049233ae4b274f7b3b443765808b9?s=96&d=mm&r=g July 18, 2023 August 9, 2023

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July 18, 2023
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Habitat for Humanity Detroit Receives $5,000 Grant from Arby’s Foundation for Its Children’s Programming

Detroit – The Arby’s Foundation has committed $500,000 to support every community where Arby’s has a restaurant, and recently awarded Habitat for Humanity Detroit a $5,000 grant for its children’s programming. “The Detroit-area Arby’s team is proud to have selected Habitat for Humanity Detroit as a recipient of a $5,000 grant,” said a representative from…

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July 18, 2023
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Carhartt Employees Help Improve Homes for Detroiters

Upcoming Building Event Is Coupled with $50,000 Donation from Carhartt Detroit – On August 8, employees from Dearborn-based Carhartt will join up with Habitat for Humanity Detroit to build five sheds for families in downtown Detroit. Carhartt is pairing a $50,000 donation to Habitat for Humanity Detroit for the event. In total, 50 Carhartt employees…

Motor City Golf Classic raises $200,000 for Habitat for Humanity Detroit https://habitatdetroit.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/golf-classic-featured.jpg 1000 562 habitatdetroit habitatdetroit https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/93c049233ae4b274f7b3b443765808b9?s=96&d=mm&r=g July 3, 2023 July 3, 2023

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July 3, 2023
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Motor City Golf Classic raises $200,000 for Habitat for Humanity Detroit

The Detroit refinery hosted its 11th annual Motor City Golf Classic to benefit Habitat for Humanity Detroit. There were 238 golfers and 53 business partners at the event that raised more than $200,000 for the organization’s two-year critical home repair program. “The Motor City Classic at Detroit’s Rouge Park golf course was a great reminder…

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July 3, 2023
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Nissan donates TITAN truck to Habitat for Humanity Detroit to support local construction efforts

Habitat for Humanity Detroit is excited to announce it received a TITAN pickup truck from Nissan. The donation is part of Nissan’s $800K national partnership renewal with Habitat for Humanity to support local Habitat affiliates across the U.S. Nissan is donating five vehicles to local Habitat affiliates this year to use for hauling and transport…

Habitat for Humanity Detroit and Victors Home Solutions Team Up Again to Put New Roofs Over Detroit Veterans’ Heads https://habitatdetroit.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/victor-featured.jpg 1920 1080 habitatdetroit habitatdetroit https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/93c049233ae4b274f7b3b443765808b9?s=96&d=mm&r=g July 3, 2023 July 10, 2023

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July 3, 2023
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Habitat for Humanity Detroit and Victors Home Solutions Team Up Again to Put New Roofs Over Detroit Veterans’ Heads

For Habitat Detroit, teaming up with Victors Home Solutions was a straightforward choice. Both organizations share a commitment to providing people with safe, livable structures that residents are proud to call home. The partnership between the two organizations began last November when they replaced the roofs of two local Detroit Veterans’ homes. It continues this…

Meet Larry & Regina https://habitatdetroit.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/larry-regina-featured.jpg 1200 800 habitatdetroit habitatdetroit https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/93c049233ae4b274f7b3b443765808b9?s=96&d=mm&r=g June 22, 2023 June 22, 2023

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Meet Larry & Regina

On any given day, it’s common for four generations of Larry and Regina’s family to drop into their home in the Morningside neighborhood of Detroit to share a meal, a story, a laugh. The couple, who married later in life, enjoy a large, blended family. After living in their community for nearly a decade, Larry…

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Meet Aretha

Wide doors and hallways, low cabinets, railings in the bathroom, a ramp on the front porch. For Aretha, the accessibility features in her Habitat for Humanity Detroit home “make a big difference” for her and her two children, 21-year-old Devin and 20-year-old Zacaya. Aretha has cerebral palsy and uses a walker, and Devin and Zacaya…

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Meet Jessica

For Jessica, there has never been anything more important than providing a safe and secure home for her children, 15-year-old Amiyah and 1-year-old Noa. But the single mom struggled to find decent and affordable housing in her native Detroit. The family’s rental had a leaking roof, an unstable foundation and mice. “We were living in…

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Meet Donyelle

As an employee of Detroit Public Schools in Michigan for 36 years, Donyelle understands the importance of education. She has worked tirelessly to instill a desire for learning in each of her five children, but working a full-time job while being a widowed mother left little time for Donyelle to pursue her own higher education.…

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June 15, 2023
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Habitat for Humanity Detroit Celebrates in Morningside

The threat of rain couldn’t dampen the spirits of those who gathered together on Saturday, April 22, on Maryland Street to celebrate Habitat for Humanity’s Home is the Key Campaign. Habitat Detroit was chosen for this national campaign which raises funds and drives awareness around the growing need for affordable housing all across the United…