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On Friday, June 17th, Milwaukee Habitat welcomed its 1,000th family served in the Greater Milwaukee area into their new home in the Washington Park neighborhood. Over the past 32 years, Milwaukee Habitat has carried out our vision of building a world where everyone has a decent place to live through new construction, home rehab, and… Read more

Watch Milwaukee Habitat Executive Director, Brian Sonderman, joined by Sang Kim, Regional President, Wells Fargo and Guy Smith, COO, Milwaukee County Dept. of Parks on TMJ4’s Morning Blend. They discuss our partnership to revitalize the Washington Park pool.

On May 17th, Brewers All-Star Ryan Braun helped Milwaukee Habitat for Humanity kick off their build season in the Washington Park Neighborhood. Braun spoke in front of a large crowd of volunteers who were on site to help completely frame two homes on the 2100 block of North 39th street during Milwaukee Habitat’s week-long May Blitz Build (5/16-5/20). Braun… Read more

Volunteers are the lifeblood of our organization. On 5/4/16, at the Southshore Pavilion in Bayview, we celebrated some of the all-stars of our organization who have gone above and beyond to further our vision of a world where everyone has a decent place to live. Thanks to all who’ve volunteered to help families in need of… Read more

Two years ago, demolition work began on Milwaukee Habitat’s first complete rehab project in over a decade. Amy and her children moved into the former boarded-up duplex in 2014. “Being a homeowner is wonderful; I can breathe much easier. The mortgage payments are less than what I paid for the low-income apartment we rented.” Amy said…. Read more

Milwaukee Habitat is acting locally and impacting globally! Milwaukee Habitat for Humanity utilizes 10% of its unrestricted funds to build homes and hope globally in areas where families are in desperate need of affordable housing. We focus our efforts in two regions: El Salvador and Kyrgyzstan. In partnership with local Habitat for Humanity affiliates, we… Read more

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Join Milwaukee Habitat supporters and volunteers for “Habitat for Humanity Night” with the Milwaukee Admirals Hockey Team! $4 from every ticket sold HERE will be donated to help build homes, communities and hope. Habitat will be highlighted throughout the night, including a feature about when the Milwaukee Admirals volunteered on a Habitat ReStore Deconstruction Site earlier… Read more

FREE FOOD, GIVEAWAYS AND GREAT DEALS!!! Thank you for supporting the store that builds homes and hope! Raffles: Gift Certificates will be raffled throughout the day including a grand prize $250 gift certificate! Food: From 11:30am-3:30pm we’ll be serving FREE lunch! Music: Tunes will be playing through the store! Sales: Upon entry, you’ll draw for… Read more

Wells Fargo is partnering with Milwaukee Habitat for Humanity to invest in affordable housing and community development projects that will have a significant and positive impact on the Washington Park neighborhood on Milwaukee’s west side. This investment was announced during a press conference at the Urban Ecology Center in Washington Park. As a result of Wells… Read more