Habitat

This year, Lowe’s and Habitat for Humanity are joining forces and working together with 1,000 families to build or repair their homes by December. Many of these families will celebrate the holiday season from the comfort of a safe and stable home for the very first time. Habitat and Lowe’s will launch this initiative by framing the first house on March 4 at the Kobalt 400, where they will be joined by NASCAR driver Jimmie Johnson.

For the third consecutive year, Kum & Go convenience stores and Habitat for Humanity are partnering on a national campaign that features a corporate donation and in-store fundraising during the month of March. Through their donations, Kum & Go customers will help select a community in which Kum & Go will sponsor the construction of a new Habitat home

Nearly 7,500 college and high school students will travel for spring break this year, but not to the beach. They will help build homes and improve communities through Habitat for Humanity’s alternative spring break program, Collegiate Challenge.

The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) and Southside Bank have awarded a $14,000 Affordable Housing Program (AHP) grant to Habitat for Humanity of Smith County (HFHSC). The funds will help pay for the construction of two new homes in Tyler

More than 200 Habitat for Humanity leaders and supporters, including several Habitat homeowners from around the country, gathered in Washington, D.C., for Habitat’s 10th annual Habitat on the Hill conference, Feb. 2-4. The event brings together Habitat representatives to urge federal lawmakers to support programs and policies that promote safe, decent and affordable homeownership opportunities and, in turn, a healthy housing market and economy as a whole