Community News
Here's some updates from our habitat to yours.
We are so excited to see spring weather and hope you are, too. For us that means even more volunteers on our active repair projects that help veterans and seniors here in DeKalb County.Thank you for your continued support. Here is an update on Habitat for Humanity DeKalb – where we are and what’s next…
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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…
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We opened the New Year with good news for U.S. veterans in DeKalb County. The Home Depot Foundation approved a grant in the amount of $100,000 for our Veteran Home Repair Program. The Home Depot Foundation is deeply committed to serving veterans and works with nonprofit organizations across the country to give back to our…
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It is inspiring to see a senior home repair project be a group event. Impressive things can happen when people and organizations come together. This happened for a deserving retiree from the United States Postal Service recently. Eight volunteers from Truist and our construction team – mostly volunteers themselves – completed many home repair projects…
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Another successful home repair project is underway at Habitat DeKalb for deserving senior, Ms. Debbie of DeKalb County. The construction team, aided by dedicated volunteers, have accomplished many of the repairs included in the project with more planned for the near future. Debbie’s home repair project was made possible through a grant provided by Wells…
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We recently heard from Steve Cook, the newest member of the Tithe team at Habitat for Humanity International. He’s new to the Tithe team but has spent several years supporting Habitat donors and tithers in the national office of Guatemala. Steve called Sharon Steele, Executive Director, to say thank for supporting the Global Mission Fund.…
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If you have children and your income is below a certain level, you will get money starting in July for every child you have under 18. Then you’ll get the same amounts around the same time every month for the rest of the year. Sounds simple, right? But as with anything involving taxes, there’s much…
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Ronald, a U.S. Army veteran, husband, father of four, grandfather of 15, and Ellenwood resident, received a new roof on July 1st thanks to ARAC Roof It Forward, an Owens Corning Platinum Roofing Contractor, as part of the Owens Corning Roof Deployment Project. Through a partnership with Habitat for Humanity – DeKalb, Ronald was selected…
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You’re Invited!! Thanks to all of you, we did it! We have worked hard, and let nothing stop us from reaching our goal. Through one of the toughest years, you all stepped up and answered the call to serve. We were able to welcome two new families into a new beginning! On Saturday, June 26,…
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One in 7 households in the U.S. pay half or more of their income on a place to live. That means the rest of their paycheck has to cover all of their other costs. Habitat for Humanity – DeKalb (HFHD), for over 30 years, has provided a clear path to home ownership for hard-working, low-income…
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