October 1, 2018
About $20,000 worth of tools has been stolen from a Habitat for Humanity home under construction in Rhode Island. The organization’s fundraising director says locks were broken on a construction trailer at the site in Exeter between last Monday evening …
September 19, 2017
The Lawsuit Reform Alliance of New York (LRANY) today will join the New York State Association for Affordable Housing (NYSAFAH), Habitat for Humanity, MWBE contractors and other construction and business organizations to applaud Rep. John Faso for introducing the Infrastructure …
April 17, 2017
Judging by the current empty lots, it’s hard to imagine the Lower 9th Ward in New Orleans before Hurricane Katrina — a bustling neighborhood where African-American residents knew their neighbors, built their homes with their own hands and shopped at …
September 24, 2014
The Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety has recognized three South Mississippi home builders for building homes that are more disaster-resistant. IBHS also recognized three homes in south Alabama. In January, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security implemented the …
December 18, 2012
Saturday was an emotional, yet joyful day for Danielle Guthrie, when Habitat for Humanity handed her the keys to her new house in Henryville. “When they called to approve me, I was surprised. It was amazing,” Guthrie said through tears …
June 29, 2012
Habitat for Humanity organizers are planning a construction blitz to build 19 new houses for southern Indiana families who lost their homes in the tornadoes that struck in March. The group hopes to recruit about 3,000 volunteers to help build …
June 8, 2012
Habitat for Humanity is planning to build nine houses in Madison for southern Indiana residents displaced by tornadoes. Madison’s local planning commission recommended that the city council rezone 1.25 acres of former city property where Habitat intends to construct the …
May 11, 2012
Major League Baseball and a charitable foundation run by players announced they are working with Habitat for Humanity to build nine homes for the tornado-ravaged communities of Joplin, Mo., and Tuscaloosa, Ala., with more than half of the funding coming …