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Getting to know our 2024 Volunteer of the Year, Scot Norris 1200 800 habitatdetroit
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Getting to know our 2024 Volunteer of the Year, Scot Norris

Scot Norris has been a devoted Habitat for Humanity volunteer for nearly two decades. His unwavering dedication, passion, and commitment to our organization have left an indelible mark not only on the Detroit community but also within the broader Habitat network, having volunteered with multiple affiliates across the United States and Canada. In his pivotal…

State Farm and Habitat for Humanity Detroit Partner to Provide Safe, Stable Housing to Neighbors in Need 1200 800 habitatdetroit
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State Farm and Habitat for Humanity Detroit Partner to Provide Safe, Stable Housing to Neighbors in Need

State Farm has provided $15,000 in grant funding for the Habitat Detroit homeownership program Habitat for Humanity Detroit and State Farm have teamed up to build homes, community, and hope in and around the city of Detroit. State Farm has provided a grant in the award amount of $15,000 to help Habitat Detroit provide homeownership…

Thanking Sylvia Hubbard, Habitat Board Member and Habitat Homeowner, for Six Years of Service 1200 800 habitatdetroit
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Thanking Sylvia Hubbard, Habitat Board Member and Habitat Homeowner, for Six Years of Service

Thank you to long-time Habitat for Humanity Detroit board member, advocate, and homeowner Sylvia Hubbard, who recently completed her term and stepped back after six years on the board! Sylvia has an incredible story and despite life’s immense challenges, was a constant source of inspiration and positivity during her time volunteering with Habitat Detroit. About…

Long-Time Volunteer, Keith Kolodsick, Celebrates 20 Years with Habitat Detroit 1200 800 habitatdetroit
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Long-Time Volunteer, Keith Kolodsick, Celebrates 20 Years with Habitat Detroit

This month we’re recognizing long-time Habitat Detroit volunteer, Keith Kolodsick! Along with his two sons, he started volunteering back in 2004. For twenty years we’ve had the great pleasure of working with him. Inspired by their work on the Jimmy Carter Project in 2005, (where 30 homes were built in a week!) Keith and his…

Habitat Detroit on WDIV with Rocket Mortgage 1200 800 habitatdetroit
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Habitat Detroit on WDIV with Rocket Mortgage

Ahead of the NFL Draft in Detroit our Director of Philanthropy, Mary Ellen Kearney, was invited to come on Detroit’s WDIV to discuss the exciting partnership between Habitat for Humanity and Rocket Mortgage. WATCH THE VIDEO HERE

Habitat for Humanity of Michigan and Consumers Energy Aim to Raise $300,000 1200 800 habitatdetroit
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Habitat for Humanity of Michigan and Consumers Energy Aim to Raise $300,000

Energy Provider Will Donate $1 for Every $2 Raised, Up to $100,000 Habitat for Humanity of Michigan and Consumers Energy have teamed once again to provide financial support to Habitat affiliates with a goal of raising $300,000 by the end of July via its “Power of Home” campaign. Consumers Energy will donate $1 for every…

No Shortage of Inspiration During International Women’s Month 1200 801 habitatdetroit
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No Shortage of Inspiration During International Women’s Month

From Habitat Detroit staff, to volunteers, to homeowners, we don’t have to look far for inspirational female figures, stories, and mentors during International Women’s Month! Just take a look at our last three home dedications. All three homeowners are single mothers who put in years of hard work–not just for themselves, but for the future…

Welcoming New Homeowners to Morningside 1200 800 habitatdetroit
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Welcoming New Homeowners to Morningside

Schaterika Matthews is the latest homeowner to be welcomed to the Habitat Detroit family, and she’s proud to show her young daughter that homeownership is possible. Ms. Matthews joins the growing list of hardworking people who have earned the title of Habitat Detroit homeowner. The Matthews are the second family to become homeowners through Habitat…

Hard Work and Dedication Make Local Mother of Three a Homeowner 1200 800 habitatdetroit
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Hard Work and Dedication Make Local Mother of Three a Homeowner

Raising kids is anything but easy. Add in the stress of housing instability, high rent, and frequent moves to the equation and it makes the joys of parenthood even harder to enjoy. Thanks to her commitment to becoming a homeowner and enrollment in Habitat Detroit’s Homeownership Program, Latasha Caldwell and her three children now have…

Congratulations, Dawn Elliot — recipient of the Habitat Detroit Mission Impact Award 1200 800 habitatdetroit
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Congratulations, Dawn Elliot — recipient of the Habitat Detroit Mission Impact Award

Congrats to Dawn Elliot, a Habitat Detroit Mission Impact Award winner! Dawn is a Loan Officer at First Merchants Bank and has assisted us in six home closings (with one more pending)! The Mission Impact Award is given to those whose partnership, dedication, and hard work align with Habitat Detroit’s mission of providing greater access…

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