Winter is quickly approaching and it’s time to prepare! Winterizing your home is an important responsibility of homeownership. Your home requires maintenance all year long, but the effects of winter weather requires some extra attention. If neglected you may be looking at some unnecessary repair expenses. Check out these articles to help you get started! [...]
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Home Dedication: Elena Marsh
This morning Elena Marsh reached a milestone in her journey. She and her son, Jaden, were joined by family, friends, Habitat employees, and her sponsor, Mountain Brook Baptist Church, in dedicating her new home. The hands that built Elena’s home, including her own, gathered together in her new living room for a time a thankfulness [...]
Habitat in Haiti
This week, more than 500 volunteers (including a few of our very own Habitat Bham staff) have gathered from around the globe to join in the Habitat annual event, Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter Work Project. This year the Carter Work Project is taking place in Léogâne, Haiti, which is approximately 20 miles west of the [...]
More than Volunteering: A Guest Post by Adam Tessler
I clearly recall the first build I attended – a lanky, uncoordinated, and wholly awkward young teenager. To the child I was, the shiny, and some-not-so-shiny, tools seemed like candy at the drug store: I could not get enough. While my interests and reasons for volunteering and building for Habitat have changed, one theme remains the [...]
10 Years of Collegiate Challenge!
For over twenty years more than 150,000 college students have made the choice to spend their Fall or Spring breaks building homes through Habitat for Humanity’s Collegiate Challenge program. During their week with a local affiliate, students have the chance to experience hands on volunteer work, learning construction skills, connecting with new people, and making an impact on [...]
19 Kids & Planting!
The Duggar family is just one of the on-air talents that have joined us for BUILDING HOPE, our 3 day partnership with Discovery to rebuild and repair 5 homes affected by the April storms. You can find the Duggars on their show, 19 Kids and Counting, on TLC and read their story at www.duggarfamily.com. We are [...]
