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As a single mother of five, Latashia is working hard to give her children the opportunities they need to succeed. However, their two bedroom rental didn’t offer nearly enough space for their large family. Knowing she needed a bigger home, Latashia began the uphill battle of trying to find a safe home that she could… Read more

Marie-fever has officially arrived. The budding Netflix star has been traveling the country helping families tidy up and get rid of things they no longer need. In her show ‘Tidying Up with Marie Kondo‘ she takes families through an almost zen-like process of determining if possessions spark joy. The action is quite simple, but wildly… Read more

ReStore Greenfield, ReStore Walker’s Point and Habitat’s Main Office will be CLOSED Wednesday 1/30 due to the cold. ReStore will also be rescheduling any donation pickups for this day. To reschedule a pickup please contact Katie at restoredonation@milwaukeehabitat.org or 414-316-5651. ReStore Wauwatosa closed at 4pm on 1/30. All three ReStores intend to be OPEN Thursday… Read more

“Everybody can be great…because anybody can serve. You don’t have to have a college degree to serve. You don’t have to make your subject and verb agree to serve. You only need a heart full of grace. A soul generated by love.” – Martin Luther King Jr. This Martin Luther King Day (1/21/19), volunteers from… Read more

Story by: Crocker Stephenson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Shortly after 10 a.m., a car stops in front of the home. A large crowd has gathered and it falls silent as three boys, ages 9, 7 and 4, jump out the back, their snowboots plopping on the pavement. A moment later, their mother, Sade, comes around the side of… Read more

This holiday season, you have a chance to change a local family’s life forever. One in three Milwaukee renters are currently living in unaffordable housing paying 40%, 50% and in some cases 70% of their income just to cover the rent. For families earning below Milwaukee’s median income this often means little is left over… Read more

This November, Biztimes Media presented Milwaukee Habitat for Humanity with the 2018 Social Enterprise of the Year Award. This award recognizes a nonprofit organization that demonstrates creative application of the principles of social enterprise in the operation and funding of the organization. In particular, the award focused on our ReStore operations for creating a sustainable fundraising… Read more

Zurn Industries, a Rexnord Company, has invested $75,000 in Milwaukee Habitat for Humanity’s Midtown 100 initiative. The funds will be used to help the organization build, rehab and repair 100 homes in the Midtown neighborhood over the next three years. This significant investment will help transform blocks of empty lots in the Midtown neighborhood into… Read more

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