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What happens when Memorial Day weekend, National Home Improvement Month, and the ongoing need to help our DeKalb County veterans all converge? We keep doing what we do every weekend! Repairing homes so that veterans (and seniors) can age in place safely. This weekend especially, we honor and remember those who have served on behalf…

“A house is made of walls and beams; a home is built with love and dreams.”  -Raplh Waldo Emerson But, what if you’re a mother trying to build your home, and you have no walls?  You have the love, the determination, the devotion, to hold your home together but no house to do it with?…

This month, we salute the 300 individuals and 18 groups that have volunteered with us for their unwavering service to Habitat for Humanity-DeKalb. They are instrumental in achieving our mission of providing safe, decent, affordable housing in DeKalb County. We celebrate our volunteers every day and especially during National Volunteer Month. The impact volunteers have…

The months ahead may pose some unknown challenges to our organization. DeKalb Habitat remains unwavering in our commitment to provide homes and hope for the hardworking families that need a stable, safe, and decent place to live. Responsive, Resourceful,  Resilient.These traits connect all of us as we navigate the COVID-19 pandemic in our cities and…

HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT OF DEKALB COUNTY GOVERNMENT BUILDING EXCELLENCE In DeKalb Damon Scott, Human Services Director COVID-19 Frequently Asked Questions Click on the links below to find answers to the following questions: How It Spreads Person-to-person spread The virus is thought to spread mainly from person-to-person. • Between people who are in close contact with…

A New ReStore in DeKalb County On November 6, 2015 the ribbon was cut and a new ReStore joined the Habitat for Humanity family. This ReStore opening was especially exciting for us at Habitat for Humanity-DeKalb because a portion of the proceeds will benefit our efforts in DeKalb County. Please see store information below to visit,…

On October 31, 2015, we held a Homebuyer Workshop in partnership with Operation Hope. It was an informative event for our family partners, past Habitat applicants, and other families from our community.  All of the families received important information about the home buying process.  This included learning about down payment and closing cost assistance programs, how…

The Mission Continues and Wounded Warrior Atlanta Platoon engages local Veterans to complete service projects in the Atlanta area. Their first service project on a Habitat site took place on July 10th in Lithonia with Habitat for Humanity-DeKalb. We were fortunate that a lot of the members had previous construction experience which made for a very productive…

Legendary UGA Quarterback Eric Zeier served as our Master of Ceremonies for the Golden Hammer Awards celebrated on  June 11th. We celebrated at the historic Callanwolde Fine Arts Center for the second year in a row. We were joined by our dedicated donors, volunteers, community leaders, and family partners to celebrate our accomplishments of 2014-2015. There…