Sweat equity is a cornerstone of Habitat for Humanity's mission. This concept embodies the spirit of community, hard work, and personal investment in creating affordable housing solutions. Sweat equity refers... read more →
Content warning: This article contains a brief mention of abusive relationships. For many, the dream of owning a home can feel just out of reach, especially when faced with the... read more →
Many families feel the struggle of making enough money just to skate by, yet not enough to receive any sort of financial assistance. For many years, Megan had been struggling... read more →
After trying to find affordable housing for years, Nik (they/them) has become one of the newest Habitat for Humanity homeowners. Nik has lived in Burlington since 2005, and they have... read more →
This story was originally published in our Spring 2014 Newsletter. Amber and Ira Culver plus their son Noah and Ira’s father Ira will be in their new home at Albert’s... read more →
This story was originally published in our Spring 2016 newsletter. Elise and Dwayne Doner have lived in the unsafe basement apartment of a split level house for 16 years because... read more →
This story was originally published in our Spring 2017 Newsletter. Imagine living in an apartment, with paper-thin walls, no GFIs, a breaker box next to water and non-working smoke detectors... read more →
Deniz, her three sisters and parents escaped the war in Bosnia in the early 1990’s and immigrated to Vermont. This simple sentence doesn’t begin to describe the terror her parents... read more →
This story was originally published in our 2018 Fall Newsletter. Here in Vermont, it can be impossible to imagine the horror of trying to survive in a war-torn country with... read more →
This story was originally published in our 2018 Fall Newsletter. Simon became one of the “Lost Boys of Sudan” at the age of 6. He literally ran from his country,... read more →