On Saturday, June 16th, Green Bay Packers all-time leading receiver Donald Driver joined more than 40 volunteers from Northwestern Mutual to Rock the Block. These day-long events bring residents together with volunteers to perform minor exterior repairs and landscaping projects on homes throughout an entire block. The Packers legend helped Amani resident Dolores paint her… Read more
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A house, once loved, becomes a home again, filled with magic
By: Crocker Stevenson – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Dawn Marks tried to keep her cool as she picked up her four kids from school. They could tell something was up. Dawn told them she had a surprise for them, one she had been working on for quite some time. For almost a year, Dawn had been… Read more
Industry Execs Raise the Walls of Habitat Homes
On Tuesday, June 5th industry leaders from area development, real estate and construction companies joined together to raise the walls of two Habitat for Humanity homes in Milwaukee’s Midtown neighborhood. The build, co-hosted by the Milwaukee Business Journal, is part of Habitat’s historic Midtown 100 initiative to build, rehab and repair 100 homes in the… Read more
Brewers Players Help Kick Off Build Season
On Tuesday, May 22nd Milwaukee Brewers Ryan Braun, Christian Yelich and Chase Anderson helped Milwaukee Habitat for Humanity kick off their build season in the Midtown Neighborhood. Braun spoke in front of a large crowd of volunteers on site to raise the walls of seven new construction homes being built on the 2100 and… Read more
Midtown 100
One Neighborhood. One Hundred Homes. One Goal: Serve The Most Families In Our History. Milwaukee looks very different since we built our first home in 1984. Today, hardworking families are finding it increasingly difficult to afford a place to call home. Property values have fallen dramatically, particularly in areas of lower income families. At the… Read more
Donald Driver to Honor Milwaukee Habitat Executive Director
Donald Driver Announces 2018 Driven To Achieve Award Recipients MILWAUKEE, WI — Green Bay Packers Super Bowl Champion, All-Time Leading Receiver, Dancing with the Stars Champion and New York Times best-selling author Donald Driver today announced he will honor five Wisconsin individuals for their outstanding community efforts at the Donald Driver Foundation’s Fifth Annual Driven… Read more
Give the gift they’ll never forget
Because of your support, Milwaukee children living in stable, decent, affordable housing are doing better in school. According to a 2017 survey, 87% of Milwaukee Habitat homeowner’s children have graduated from high school. That’s nearly 30% higher than the average graduation rate of Milwaukee Public School students. Milwaukee families are qualifying for our program now, but… Read more
Habitat Opens Third ReStore in Greenfield
On Friday, November 17th Milwaukee Habitat for Humanity hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the grand opening of their newest ReStore, Habitat’s resale store and donation center. “ReStore South,” located in the former Bartz’s Party Store in Greenfield, is Milwaukee Habitat’s third ReStore in the county, joining the non-profit’s Wauwatosa and Walker’s Point locations…. Read more
NEW ReStore Opening This November!
On Friday, November 17th, Milwaukee Habitat for Humanity is excited to announce it will open its third ReStore! “ReStore South,” Milwaukee Habitat’s newest resale store and donation center, is located at 4150 S. 108th St, Greenfield in the former Bartz’s Party Store location. All are invited for a ribbon cutting ceremony at 9:30am on Friday, November 17th,… Read more
Former Drug House Transformed Into Safe, Stable Home
In the Washington Park neighborhood, this city-owned foreclosure sat vacant, decaying. Left in ruins by the former tenants, a gang of drug dealers who brought violence to the neighborhood. Partnering with the Milwaukee Police Department, the criminals were extinguished from the property, but the home was in desperate need of repair. Working with Alderman Russell… Read more