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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 Kicks Off Historic Build Season for 2022
This year is a historic year for us at Habitat for Humanity of Greater Fort Wayne as we plan to build 19 affordable homes in our community – the most we've built in a season in our local affiliate’s history! Over the last 36-years, we've averaged around seven homes...
Welcome Home: Family moving into one of two Habitat homes by Lancia
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — In July of 2021 Lancia Homes and Habitat for Humanity of Greater Fort Wayne announced a new partnership. As a part of the partnership, Lancia would build two new homes for Habitat families in its Victoria Lakes subdivision. Now one of...
Alliance formed to create homes: 1st up for city, TenPoint, Habitat: 2 southeast builds
DEVAN FILCHAK | The Journal Gazette Habitat for Humanity is building two houses in the city's southeast quadrant through a partnership with the city and Fort Wayne United's TenPoint Coalition. Officials announced the partnership Monday at the site of Habitat for...
Habitat for Humanity is celebrating the 250th build by handing over house keys to a family
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – After 35 years serving those in Wells, Huntington and Allen counties Habitat for Humanity is celebrating the 250th build. Habitat partner family LuKesha Bradford and her 19-year-old daughter “Z” will take ownership of their home through an...
Habitat for Humanity Women’s Build Initiative begins building homes in Fort Wayne
FORT WAYNE, IN (WANE) – The Women’s Build Initiative with Habitat for Humanity began working on the first of four homes to be built in the Renaissance Pointe neighborhood in Fort Wayne Saturday morning. After a brief launching ceremony at 2505 John Street, Fort...
Habitat build for mother and son is Positively Fort Wayne
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – Ashlee Cochrane and her son Theo are working with skilled home building volunteers from around the area to help build their new home, courtesy of Habitat for Humanity of Greater Fort Wayne. “As a single mom I didn’t think I would get to...
Habitat, I&M and “Veterans Connect” Provide Home Repairs to Veterans in Need
FORT WAYNE, IN (January 27, 2021) – Over the past 18 months, Habitat for Humanity of Greater Fort Wayne provided home repair assistance to veterans in need as part of its Veterans Repair Assistance Program (VRAP). The idea for the program started in 2019, when...
Fort Wayne Metals Celebrates 50th Anniversary by Giving Back to the Community and Building Structures for two Habitat for Humanity Homes in Fort Wayne
FORT WAYNE, IN (August 10, 2020) – As Fort Wayne Metals celebrates its 50th anniversary this year, they’ve turned to a unique team-building experience for their employees which also builds on existing partnerships in the 46806 neighborhood. “Over the past year,...
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