“I can look out the window again” Every winter, Rose spends time putting plastic over her windows to prevent cold air from coming into her home. Despite her efforts, cold air seeps in and causes an uncomfortable environment and a large heating bill. After she got a letter in the mail about Milwaukee Habitat’s Critical… Read more
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Kenisha’s Biggest Joy Is Inspiring Her Daughter
Kenisha’s Biggest Joy Is Inspiring Her Daughter For the last eight years, Kenisha has been raising her daughter, Natalya in the same apartment. While it suited their needs and budget early on, Kenisha says they’ve outgrown the place. Natalya will soon be a teenager and Kenisha wants to provide a home where her daughter can… Read more
Plant Share Empowers Homeowners
Plant Share Empowers Homeowners During the week leading up to June 3rd, the Milwaukee Habitat for Humanity parking lot slowly began to fill with plants. Dozens of types of vegetables and flowers took over a corner of the lot waiting to be planted in the yard of a Habitat home. Around 8am on June 3rd,… Read more
Milwaukee Habitat Breaks Ground On Goal To Double Impact
Left to Right: Brian Sonderman, Milwaukee Habitat for Humanity / David Crowley, County Executive / Michael Emem, Emem Group / Johanna Jimenez, Take Root Wisconsin / Teig Whaley-Smith, Community Development Alliance Milwaukee Habitat Breaks Ground On Goal To Double Impact Milwaukee Habitat for Humanity has broken ground on an ambitious new goal to help twice… Read more
A Home Transformed by Habitat ReStore Finds
A Home Transformed by Habitat ReStore Finds Walking through the front door of Chaya’s home, one would think they are entering a home filled with new designer furniture and expensive decor. Velvet chairs, large artwork, chandeliers, floral arrangements, gold finishings, and more highlight every corner of the home. It isn’t until you talk to the…
Connecting Globally: Milwaukee Habitat builds in El Salvador
Connecting Globally: Milwaukee Habitat builds in El Salvador Milwaukee Habitat Global Village Trip On March 25th of this year, a team of Habitat staff and volunteers traveled to El Salvador to help a local family build their future home. José, Ana, and their two sons Wilmer (21) and Axel (5) have been living in a…
Local Mom Begins Construction of Habitat Home with Brewers Pitcher Brandon Woodruff
Local Mom Begins Construction of Habitat Home with Brewers Pitcher Brandon Woodruff Brewers Community Foundation (BCF), the charitable arm of the Milwaukee Brewers, and Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation teamed up with Milwaukee Habitat for Humanity to help a local mom, Hsa Yu (pronounced SAH YOU), become a first-time home buyer. Brewers All Star pitcher, Brandon… Read more
Finding Security
Finding Security “[My neighborhood] is pretty rough,” Sheila said. “It’s outside things that happen when people come into our neighborhood. There once was a shootout with one person in the yard [next to my house].” Sheila now has bullet holes in the side of her house due to this incident and others. She was not… Read more
Shirley’s “New Lease On Life”
Shirley’s “New Lease On Life” Prior to five years ago, Shirley had never lived in an apartment. She had always rented homes as she was raising her family. But, she needed to downsize and found a rental that seemed to suit her needs. “At first when I moved in it was good,” she says. “But… Read more
More Space For A Growing Family
More Space For A Growing Family With a growing family, Malik was ready to make the move out of his two bedroom apartment to something with more space. In the past couple of years, Malik has become the proud father of two boys: Malik Jr. and Isiah. As you can imagine, Malik says his young… Read more