HABITAT FOR HUMANITY

On Sunday, Habitat for Humanity's 2023 annual Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Work Week Project kicked off on the President's 99th birthday.

“Growing up, I always knew that owning a home would be the ultimate American dream for me,” said new homeowner Wendy Alfaro-Cruz.

Habitat for Humanity of Oakland County is set to dedicate its very first multi-family home on Tuesday.

An organization is helping 36 homeowners in Pontiac get home repairs and keep them looking nice.

Around 20 volunteers will paint, clean and organize, build a Free Little Library, plant flowers, prepare a community garden, help with home improvement in the West Willow neighborhood.

Nonprofits of all kinds are getting hit hard by inflation, experts say.

A Habitat for Humanity Home in Southfield that was completed a few months ago has a new homeowner, and the key ceremony will happen this spring. It’s a momentous occasion for the family, and comes on the heels of a major donation to the nonprofit.

To celebrate its 40th birthday, Tree Town’s infamous Zingerman’s is matching up to $40,000 in donations for Habitat for Humanity of Huron Valley.

To celebrate its 40th birthday, Tree Town’s infamous Zingerman’s is matching up to $40,000 in donations for Habitat for Humanity of Huron Valley.

In honor of International Women’s Day, a team of volunteers, supporters and Women Build Committee members will meet to help renovate a home in Ypsilanti’s West Willow neighborhood.

A Virginia woman has officially taken ownership of the first-ever owner-occupied 3D printed home in the world, thanks to Habitat for Humanity.

Habitat for Humanity is a nonprofit organization that helps families, including veterans, improve their homes using affordable housing.

The Owens Corning Foundation donated the materials and Tittle Brothers Construction donated the labor.

The Habitat for Humanity organization does much more for the community than just create new homes.

See how you can support two local breweries and make donations to Habitat for Humanity of Huron Valley's 2021 House That Beer Built.

Volunteers for Women Build 2021 pose at the Simby family home in Ypsilanti. YPSILANTI, Mich. – Habitat for Humanity of Huron Valley began work on its 2021 Women Build home with volunteers on Friday. A volunteer helps with renovations on the 2021 Women Build home on March 26, 2021. (Habitat for Humanity of Huron Valley)“We are excited to safely host volunteers with Health & Safety Guidelines related to COVID-19,” Borst continued. To learn more about Women Build or to sign up, visit www.h4h.org/women-build.

But that is where Habitat for Humanity stepped in. Now the veteran is getting a brand new ramp free of charge. His stepdaughter reached out to Habitat for Humanity to help fund the project for her stepfather who served in the Korean War and World War II. Andrews lives in Trenton so the project was a little bit of a stretch for Habitat for Humanity in Livingston County, but they were able to work it out since veteran related projects are a priority. “For us, it’s important to help elderly people age in place, that’s a big thing that we put emphasis on,” said Ryan Skomial of Habitat for Humanity.

ANN ARBOR – Zingerman’s Community of Businesses are collectively raising funds with special events and donation requests to help Habitat for Humanity of Huron Valley throughout the month of October. For a decade, Zingerman’s Community of Businesses have supported Habitat’s mission by providing in-kind donations of products, financial support of home renovation work, engaging employees to volunteer on Habitat work sites and providing Zingerman’s partners to serve on the Habitat for Humanity of Huron Valley (HHHV) Board of Directors. Additionally, many of Zingerman’s businesses will have a ‘donate to Habitat’ option on their websites, while Zingerman’s Deli will also include information on Habitat in takeout orders. Zingerman’s employees kicked off the October festivities with a volunteer build day at Habitat on Thursday, where employees worked at one of Habitat’s home renovation projects. The shop -- located at 710 Phoenix Drive, Ann Arbor -- will be open from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.

(CNN) - The 2019 Rockefeller Center Christmas tree has officially been selected, and it's coming from Florida ... New York that is. The famous tree will be coming from the Village of Florida in Orange County, New York. The tree is the Center's normal Norway Spruce, and was chosen from several submissions. After the tree is cut on November 7, the Center plants a young tree in its place. Then after the holidays, it donates the chosen tree to the Habitat for Humanity to be used for lumber on their home projects.

A previously unknown drawing by Egon Schiele turned up in a Habitat for Humanity thrift store in Queens, New York, more than 100 years after the Austrian painter's death -- and it could sell for more than $100,000. (CNN) - A previously unknown drawing by Egon Schiele turned up in a Habitat for Humanity thrift store in Queens, New York, more than 100 years after the Austrian painter's death -- and it could sell for more than $100,000. The next set of photos was better, and she asked the man to bring the drawing to the gallery. If it sells, the man who found the drawing plans to donate some of the proceeds to Habitat for Humanity New York City, Kallir said. Karen Haycox, chief executive of Habitat for Humanity New York City, told The Art Newspaper.