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Jessica’s Story: Surprise…We Have a Home!
"I let my kids think I was working multiple jobs so I could complete the Habitat program without them knowing." Jessica is a mother of four and the Director of Operations for a local Fort Wayne non-profit that provides transportation services to seniors, persons...
20 New Qualified Families Join the Habitat GFW Program
This week, we officially welcomed 20 new Partner Families into the Habitat Homeownership Program! Families received their hard hats, reviewed expectations of the program, and looked forward to what's to come as they work toward their dream of homeownership....
Habitat GFW Appoints Josh Seder as New CFO
We are thrilled to introduce Josh Seder as Habitat for Humanity of Greater Fort Wayne's new Chief Financial Officer. Josh's first day in the office is June 12, 2023. Seder joins Habitat GFW from BIGJAWs Youth for Christ where he served as CFO guiding nearly 300...
ReStore Your Passion 2023 Recap
Our 6th Annual ReStore Your Passion event was full of fun, food, and fundraising for Habitat Partner Families! Since its inception in 2018, ReStore Your Passion has now helped Habitat build 9 homes through community sponsorships, ticket sales, donated raffle items,...
Habitat Kicks Off 20 Homes for 2023
It's another historic year at Habitat for Humanity of Greater Fort Wayne! We kicked off our first home build out of 20 homes in 2023 — the most we've built in a season in our local affiliate’s history. The first home to begin construction is located in the...
Habitat GFW Appoints Jeremy McClish as New CEO
Habitat for Humanity of Greater Fort Wayne (Habitat GFW) is excited to announce the appointment of Jeremy McClish as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). McClish joined Habitat GFW as Director of Operations in July 2017 and has served as COO since April 2020....
Habitat GFW Announces CEO Transition
Habitat for Humanity of Greater Fort Wayne (Habitat GFW) congratulates CEO, Andrew Gritzmaker, as he accepts his new role as President & CEO at YMCA of Greater Fort Wayne (YMCA GFW) beginning December 19, 2022. Habitat GFW is excited for Gritzmaker to continue...
2022 Habitat Golf Outing Recap
The 2022 Habitat Golf Outing was our most profitable year to date! We raised over $54,000 to help us continue providing safe and affordable housing to families in the Greater Fort Wayne community and we had an amazing day on the course. SAVE THE DATE! 2023 Habitat...
Habitat’s Historic Season Continues: 36 Qualified Families Accepted
This year has been a year of historic milestones at Habitat! Not only are we building 19 homes this season, we just accepted 36 new families into the Habitat program — the largest group ever in a single season since our affiliate was founded in 1986. In 2020,...
Bridging Homelessness to Homeownership
We recently celebrated the completion of our home on Holton Ave. and the passing of keys to Vincent Village! This home will serve as transitional housing for families emerging from homelessness. Habitat GFW + Vincent Village Collaboration Pictured: Andrew...
Habitat for Humanity of Greater Fort Wayne is a tax-exempt 501(C)(3) nonprofit organization.