Milwaukee Habitat

12/22/2020

WISN 12 NEWS

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The River Hills home sold within weeks amounting to more than a half a million dollars for Habitat for Humanity.

12/22/2020

Twas The Night Before Christmas

Our staff put together a little Christmas surprise for you...enjoy :)

12/21/2020

Tune in to WISN 12 NEWS tonight at 10pm to hear how a local River Hills family surprised Milwaukee Habitat with the gift of a lifetime...🎁🏠😲

12/15/2020

What Would You Do With An Extra $400 A Month? - Milwaukee Habitat for Humanity

What would you do with an extra $400 a month?

As housing prices continue to climb faster than wages, Milwaukee families are left with fewer and fewer resources after paying the rent. Find out how future homeowner Shavonte is saving $400 a month by investing in Habitat homeownership in this week's #GoodNewsTues

There’s a lot of bad news going around these days. It can feel overwhelming at times. So, we wanted to take a moment to share a little joy and hope from our Habitat family to yours. Each Tuesday in April, we’ll be delivering good news right to your inbox in a series we call “Good News Tues.”

12/10/2020

Milwaukee Habitat

#ThrowBackThursday to this wild surprise 😲😲😲

She thought she was closing on her new Habitat home...what she didn't know was that we secretly furnished it from top to bottom, including presents under the Christmas tree!

Thanks to Warrick Dunn Charities, Keller Williams Realty, Milwaukee and Colder's Furniture, Appliances and Mattresses for making this a very merry Christmas for Sade and her three boys!

12/09/2020

LaQueena's First Christmas At Home

Take a peek inside the home of Milwaukee Habitat's newest homeowner, LaQueena, as she shows off her Christmas tree. She closed just in time to give her four boys the most amazing gift: a new home for the holidays.

12/08/2020

LaQueena's First Christmas At Home - Milwaukee Habitat for Humanity

Do you remember the first Christmas in your home?

Thanks to generous supporters like you, LaQueena and her four boys will enjoy their very first Christmas in a home they can truly call their own.

It's time for your daily dose of good news in this week's #GoodNewsTues 🏠🎁❤️

12/05/2020

Happy #InternationalVolunteerDay!

We want to see your international volunteer pics! Drop them in the comments or share them with the hashtag #InternationalVolunteerDay!

12/01/2020

Haynie's Story

Today is #GivingTuesday an international day doing good in our communities. You have an opportunity to give a hand up, not a hand out, to local families like Haynie's.

Will you join us in making sure more families can build strength, stability and independence? Choose your gift here: https://www.classy.org/campaign/giving-tuesday-2020/c312905

12/01/2020

Sharon's Heart-felt Thank You

Sharon is a Milwaukeean through-and-through, having lived in our community for more than 30 years. Because of people like you, Sharon has a safe, affordable place to call home during this pandemic. After her kids moved out, she downsized and moved into a low-income housing development. It was what she could afford at the time but, unbeknown to her, it wasn’t safe. Every time it rained, water rushed down into her kitchen. She pleaded with her landlord to fix the issue, but it was no use.

After completing hundreds of hours helping to build her home and the homes of her neighbors, Sharon stood in her living room with the keys for the first time. Sharon realized a dream she’d never thought possible. She had become a homeowner.

Today is #GivingTuesday, an international day of doing good in our communities. Can we count on you to make more moments like this possible? Give today at: https://www.classy.org/campaign/giving-tuesday-2020/c312905

12/01/2020

Making dreams come true - Tonardo's House Dedication

Two years ago, doctors found four aneurysms in Tonardo's brain. She considers herself blessed to still be alive. Following her recovery however, she wanted to provide her children with a home they could call their own, God forbid anything ever happen again. Your support made that possible!

This #GivingTuesday you can make more moments like this possible. Give today: https://www.classy.org/campaign/giving-tuesday-2020/c312905

11/30/2020

Welcome Home Krysten

Tomorrow is #GivingTuesday, a international day of doing good in our communities. Only with your support can we make touching moments like these possible. Give today: https://www.classy.org/campaign/giving-tuesday-2020/c312905

Krysten is one of the latest Milwaukee families to realize their dream of safe, affordable homeownership with help from Milwaukee Habitat.

She and her son, Ty, shared this message from their new Midtown home shortly after moving in.

11/29/2020

Welcome Home Lesley

Like all too many families in Milwaukee, Lesley had been living paycheck to paycheck due to the high cost of rent. She'd endured mold issues and more...that's until she found hope with Milwaukee Habitat.

Watch the emotional moment when Lesley got the keys to her Habitat home.

Help make more moments like this possible. Make your #GivingTuesday gift today: https://www.classy.org/campaign/giving-tuesday-2020/c312905

11/28/2020

Haynie's Story

Strength. Stability. Self-reliance. With your support local famiiles, like Haynie's, have built the foundation for a brighter future.

#GivingTuesday is just around the corner. Will you join us in making sure more families can build strength, stability and self-reliance? Choose your gift here: https://www.classy.org/campaign/giving-tuesday-2020/c312905

11/27/2020

A message from new Habitat homeowner, Crystal

This video has all of us tearing up over here! New Milwaukee Habitat homeowner, Crystal, recently shared this heartfelt message from the comfort of her brand new home.

Help us make more moments like this possible, choose your gift now: https://www.classy.org/campaign/giving-tuesday-2020/c312905

11/26/2020

Welcome Home Krysten

Happy Thanksgiving! Thanks to supporters like you, families like Krysten's have a safe, affordable place to share in the joy of this holiday season.

She and her son, Ty, shared this message from their new Midtown neighborhood home shortly after moving in this year.

Will you help more Milwaukee families achieve safety and stability through affordable homeownership? Make your gift today and change someone's life forever: https://www.classy.org/campaign/giving-tuesday-2020/c312905

11/25/2020

20 Years of Homeownership: Rita's Story

20 year ago, Rita and her family built their Habitat home. Watch the emotional story of how their lives were changed forever.

Help us make more moments like this possible for #GivingTuesday. Give today: https://milwaukeehabitat.org/donate/

11/21/2020

Overcoming Eviction - Milwaukee Habitat for Humanity

Habitat homeowner, Haynie, overcame eviction to build a safe, stable home for his family.

Need some good news today? Watch Haynie tell his powerful story 👇

11/19/2020

Giving Tuesday 2020

✍️ Save the Date ✍️ Tuesday, December 1st is #GivingTuesday

During this season of giving, will you help future homeowner, Precious, build a safe, affordable home for her two boys? Gift two sheets of drywall, a door, or even kitchen fixtures today!

During these difficult times, many of us take solace knowing we can be safer at home. But for families struggling with housing-related illnesses, mounting rent, and over-crowded living situations, this pandemic has made matters even worse. Together, we can make safe, affordable homeownership p...

11/19/2020

Looking to get organized this winter? You can help Milwaukee Habitat in the process.

Do you want to help yourself AND others at the same time? It's easy! Now through Christmas, when you purchase any of our organizing packages or solutions valued at $375+, we will donate $25 to the Milwaukee Habitat for Humanity! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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This wonderful organization is near and dear to our hearts, especially Organizer Hannah's, as she worked there prior to becoming an organizer. As the group's Grant Manager, she worked behind the scenes to secure funding to help build affordable homes. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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"The favorite part of my job at Habitat was attending 'dedication' events. This is where the new homeowner, their family, volunteers, staff and sponsors gather at the completed house to celebrate the homeowner's accomplishments and bless their entire family and neighborhood." @Hannah Harris LLC⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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We work with our clients to help bring peace and calm to their homes, and we love that Habitat gives well-deserving community members the opportunity to have a peaceful home of their own! Spread the word! https://www.piecesintoplace.com/post/helping-habitat-by-organizing-your-habitat
@Milwaukee Habitat

11/18/2020

Milwaukee Habitat for Humanity ReStore will be moving into Franklin's former Gander Mountain

Did you see the big news? 👀

Milwaukee Habitat for Humanity ReStore specializes in selling donated furniture, appliances and home improvement supplies.

11/17/2020

Milwaukee Habitat for Humanity ReStore

Milwaukee Habitat for Humanity ReStore

👀 BIG NEWS! 👀 ReStore Walker's Point is moving to a newer, larger location in Franklin in early 2021!

We're so excited to bring you more of the treasures you love in a space we're designing specifically for ReStore!

ReStore Walker's Point will be open for shopping until December 17th, 2020, after which point we'll be packing up and preparing for the move.

More details in the link!

11/17/2020

Haynie's Story

Haynie faced significant uncertainty early on in his adult life. It’s a symptom of unaffordable housing that’s known all too well in our city: eviction. Even though Haynie was paying his bills on time, his landlord wasn’t. Imagine having your life turned upside down in a moment’s notice, and to no fault of your own.

In this week’s #GoodNewsTues, hear how Haynie overcame these struggles to ensure his family would never face something like this again.

#GivingTuesday is just around the corner. Will you join us in making sure more families, like Haynie's, can build strength, stability and independence? Choose your gift here: https://www.classy.org/campaign/giving-tuesday-2020/c312905

11/11/2020

DaVontae's Home Dedication

While we may not be able to have home dedications in person right now, we're thankful to celebrate the tremendous accomplishment of becoming a first-time homeowner. Congratulations DaVontae on realizing your dream of owning your own home!

Special thanks to Sargento Cheese for helping to make the cost of home affordable for DaVontae and his family.

11/10/2020

"Owning Gives Me Choices" - Milwaukee Habitat for Humanity

"Owning gives me choices," says new Milwaukee Habitat Homeowner DaVontae.

With help from Sargento Cheese, he was able to build a safe, affordable home where he can raise his son Messiah and invest in his future.

Read about one of Milwaukee Habitat's newest homeowners and watch his virtual home dedication in this week's #GoodNewsTues

11/03/2020

Sharing the Love - One Meal At A Time - Milwaukee Habitat for Humanity

Need some good news today? We teamed up with the Milwaukee Area Technical College Culinary Arts program and Pick 'n Save to provide new Milwaukee Habitat homeowners with their "first meal" in their new homes.

Read about it in this week's #GoodNewsTues

10/28/2020

Salvaging for good!

Did you know our Deconstruction Services team salvages everything kitchen cabinets to entire homes worth of items?
Details here: https://milwaukeerestore.org/deconstruction/

Why do we love @HabitatMKE so much? Probably because of their over 20 wonderful volunteers who arrived to deconstruct this home before remodeling! This made a very generous donation by our homeowners possible! Thank you all for your dedication! #reduce #reuse #recycle #remodel

10/20/2020

Safer At Home Thanks To You - Milwaukee Habitat for Humanity

This pandemic has been hard on all of us. But thanks to generous support from people like you, local families have been able to truly be safer at home. See what homeowners Dottie and Zandra had to say about braving these unprecedented times in their Habitat homes.

In this week's #GoodNewsTues

10/13/2020

Building Stability in Midtown - Milwaukee Habitat for Humanity

You did it! You helped us raise over $400,000 for the Framing the Future virtual gala – a new record! Funds are helping Channel build a new legacy for her family in the Midtown neighborhood...one of stability.

Read about it in this week's #GoodNewsTues

10/09/2020

The results are in for the record breaking Framing the Future Virtual Gala! A HUGE thanks goes out to everyone who bid and donated!

Find out the results:
https://www.classy.org/event/framing-the-future-gala-2020/e287193

10/08/2020

Framing the Future

Join us TONIGHT for an evening of building homes, communities and hope. Browse and bid on our fantastic auction items NOW, then tune in at 7pm for the first ever VIRTUAL Framing the Future Gala.

From the comfort of your home, you'll be able to bid on fabulous auction packages, watch touching stories from Habitat families, and even enjoy a live musical performance from WAMI award winning guitarist and songwriter Evan Christian during our after party! Attendance is free and open to the public.

https://e.givesmart.com/events/gtL/page/presentation/

Help Milwaukee Habitat for Humanity spread the word about Framing the Future 2020!

10/07/2020

Unforgettable experiences, autographed Packers memorabilia, and more await you in the Framing the Future Virtual Gala auction!

Browse and bid here: http://framing20.givesmart.com

While you're there register for your free ticket and join us for the virtual Gala tomorrow (10/8) at 7pm! All proceeds will be used to build safe, affordable homes in our city!

10/06/2020

The Gala is this Thursday, but you don't have to wait to get in on the action! Browse and bid on our fantastic auction items NOW, then join us this Thursday evening for the first ever Framing the Future Virtual Gala

Bid & Browse Now: http://framing20.givesmart.com

10/02/2020

Get your hands on fabulous items and experiences! The Framing the Future Virtual Gala auction now open!

View items and begin bidding here:
https://framing20.givesmart.com/

10/02/2020

Framing the Future

Place your bids!!! The Framing the Future Gala Auction is now open!

- Signed Aaron Rodgers Jersey
- Amazing Getaways & more!
- All to support local families in need of safe, affordable housing!

Help Milwaukee Habitat for Humanity spread the word about Framing the Future 2020!