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National Women Build Week by the numbers According to our recent affiliate survey, the 2015 National Women Build Week had the highest volunteer participation to date. More than 23,000 volunteers took part in our eighth annual event, compared to around 12,500 volunteers last year. Here are a few other highlights from the survey: 621 homes were…

Carol Hill lives in a sky-blue bungalow in one of Clarkston’s central neighborhoods, just a few steps away from the Clarkston Community Center. She has lived in the same home since 1976. Her late husband, Joe, was a veteran of the U.S. Army and the DeKalb County Police. So when Officer Nathaniel Lucas came by…

These bankers sure can swing a hammer! Habitat for Humanity – DeKalb is deeply grateful for the generous team at SunTrust for dedicating their time, talents, and resources to serve as a whole house sponsor for the Third Street home in Stone Mountain. This will soon be the home of the Searles family making their…

A family of four is enjoying a once-vacant home that has been renovated and donated to them. On July 26, the Dukuly-Sasay family, along with Habitat for Humanity—DeKalb, house sponsors and volunteers celebrated the completion of the home. The house was donated by Bank of America to Habitat for Humanity—DeKalb, which renovated the home for…

It takes a village to raise a child.  This was illustrated on June 26th at Indian Creek Elementary School in Clarkston.  Taking a break from their summer vacation, the Indian Creek Elementary School faculty was out in force with our partners from Fannie Mae’s SERVE team.  If that was not enough, our supportive partners from…

The band O.A.R. and solo artist Phillip Phillips are touring together this summer and are partnering with Habitat for Humanity to raise funds to help families in need of affordable housing. During their 2014 joint summer tour, the artists will donate $1 from every ticket sold to Habitat. They come to Atlanta’s Chastain Park Amphitheater on Saturday,…

Students from Drake University traveled from Des Moines, Iowa to spend their spring break volunteering with us on a Collegiate Challenge trip.  They worked all around DeKalb County from home renovation to A Brush With Kindness and help with a homeowner warranty project.   The group of women impressed long time volunteer, Howard Stacy (pictured), who…

In March, the United States Naval Academy mid-shipmen traveled from Annapolis, Maryland to spend a week with us for their spring break Collegiate Challenge.  They had a very productive week at our home renovation on Wren Road in Decatur. The energetic mid-shipmen spent a week working on the home.  The partner family, mother and daughter from…

The University of Louisville Habitat Chapter visited us for their winter break at the start of 2014.  They accomplished so much in their week of Collegiate Challenge.  The hard working students completed last details for our newest homeowner including a mailbox install, garden shed construction, lumber clean up, and raked the backyard.  On the last day of…