Home is the Key

Home is the Key

Now more than ever, families need the security and stability of a decent home that they can afford. The uncertainty so many of us feel today, far too many families have felt for a lifetime — if not generations. When any disaster hits — a storm, a disease, a financial...
International Women Build Week

International Women Build Week

Habitat for Humanity’s International Women Build Week is an annual weeklong event created by Habitat’s Women Build program in partnership with Lowe’s. This year the event is March 8-15, which starts on International Women’s Day. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Habitat...
5 Policy Solutions to Advance Racial Equity in Housing

5 Policy Solutions to Advance Racial Equity in Housing

February is Black History Month. In our ongoing advocacy efforts, we will bring you this five-part series each Friday in February. Join us on this journey to learn, expand, and advocate for racial equality through fair housing policy. Housing inequality is a primary...
The Day – Two Refugee Families Receive New Homes in Norwich

The Day – Two Refugee Families Receive New Homes in Norwich

Amna Azrag and husband Ezairig Elnemair and their children will live in 122 Golden St., the dwelling on the left, while Ahmad Mahlo and wife Zainab Hbaish and their children will live in 126 Golden St., on the right, in Norwich. (Courtesy Habitat for Humanity of...
The Importance of Home: Week Ten: Justice and Racial Equity

The Importance of Home: Week Ten: Justice and Racial Equity

Habitat for Humanity has a vision of a world where we share one humanity, and that’s a world that we believe in and fight for every day.  We are a faith-based organization, but we realize that faith must be coupled with works and action. Our faith inspires us to love...
The Importance of Home: Week Nine: Economic Opportunity

The Importance of Home: Week Nine: Economic Opportunity

Habitat helps families increase their financial security. We invest in people’s futures when we invest in housing, which simultaneously increases economic opportunity for Habitat families. Our homeownership program is multi-faceted and can take up to two years to...
The Importance of Home: Week Eight: Neighborhood Revitalization

The Importance of Home: Week Eight: Neighborhood Revitalization

Habitat for Humanity offers expertise in partnerships and affordable housing. Partnering with residents and other organizations helps ensure that Habitat’s work — from building new houses in local neighborhoods and mobilizing volunteer efforts to financial literacy...
The Importance of Home: Stronger Communities

The Importance of Home: Stronger Communities

Habitat for Humanity works in communities across the globe, and locally we build throughout eastern Connecticut. Our vision is to make a difference in the lives of others, fulfill the dream of home ownership with an affordable mortgage and help eliminate sub-standard...
The Importance of Home: Confidence

The Importance of Home: Confidence

Surveys of Habitat homeowners and their families show better financial health, parents who are more confident about meeting their family’s needs, and even improved grades for their children. Wherever we work, we witness tangible evidence that decent, affordable...
The Importance of Home: Academic Success

The Importance of Home: Academic Success

Week Five: Academic Success Imagine the worst case scenario for students and we’ve seen it over the past nine months. Attending school from home, online and on a computer, without social interactions or skill building. Now, consider that situation coupled by...