Hello Habitat followers!
We would like to thank you for following our blog throughout 2011. We hope you have enjoyed reading it as much as we have writing it. However, we have decided to discontinue the blog into the new year. We feel that we can reach more people in a more impactful way by focusing our efforts on social media sites with a larger following. So don’t worry!—there are still many other ways that you can stay up-to-date with all that is going on at Habitat.
Be sure to friend “HabitatforHumanity MetroDenver” on Facebook. Here, you will be able to access organization updates, volunteer opportunities, events, photos and more. You can also become a fan of the Habitat Denver ReStores page to find out about big sales, newly received items and events happening in our stores.
We are also excited to announce that we will be joining Twitter. You will find out what’s going on on the construction sites, learn about exciting volunteer and donation opportunities and get to know the deserving families who are moving into Habitat homes. Be on the lookout on our website and Facebook page for more information on this exciting new venture coming soon.
Thank you again for your support! We are looking forward to another great year at Habitat for Humanity. We hope to see you on Facebook and Twitter!
Sincerely,
Habitat for Humanity of Metro Denver
Friday, February 17, 2012
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Habitat for Humanity: A Social Entrepreneur
The article discusses the many solutions Habitat is working toward to end poverty housing. These include our focus on the construction of decent and affordable houses, as well as NRI, which aims to help existing homeowners repair and maintain the homes they already own. Habitat plans to roll out this initiative in the Denver neighborhood of Globeville where almost a quarter of the residents are living in poverty. In the article, Habitat Metro Denver CEO, Heather Lafferty, speaks about the organization’s excitement for this new project and the challenges that will accompany it.
“Habitat's entrepreneurial focus on creating capacity to adapt to changing needs is a model many programs should consider as Americans' need for social services continues to grow,” the article says. “Sometimes, it takes a neighborhood to make a community thrive.”
Click here to read the full article and find out what Habitat Metro Denver is doing to better our community.
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Like It Because You Can't Love It
What are huge incentives? The Like It Because You Can’t Love It Facebook campaign will give away weekly $50 in-store gift certificates redeemable at any of our three metro Denver ReStore locations for the first three weeks to one randomly selected fan off of our new Facebook ReStores page. For the final week, the Like It Because You Can’t Love It campaign will be giving away one gift certificate to one fan equal in dollar value to the number of fans we have collected, up to $1,000. In other words, if we have 200 fans, someone will get a $200 gift certificate, 333 fans, a $333 gift certificate, up to 1,000 fans/$1,000 dollars.
Well timed with the holidays, this give-away means you could get all of your holiday shopping covered. Likewise, if you encourage friends and family to like our new page and one of them wins, you might find yourself the recipient of a much upgraded holiday gift as well.
The Facebook ReStores page is a great place to find out about events, new inventory, sales and special deals for our followers. We look forward to seeing you there!
Monday, December 5, 2011
Help Habitat "Raise a House" on Colorado Gives Day
Tuesday, December 6th is the second annual Colorado Gives Day! This is the opportunity for Colorado residents to give where they live, and Habitat Metro Denver is trying to raise enough funds to build an entire house. With temperatures dropping into negative degrees, this is the time of year that we’re reminded of all of the families who aren’t living in warm and safe homes. Help us make a difference for another family who’s struggling this year.
It costs Habitat Metro Denver $85,000 in construction materials to build every Habitat home. A generous couple has already pledged $40,000, which means that we’re almost halfway to our fundraising goal! Help us get the rest of the way there and see what your gift can help build this year! Help a family get the home of their dreams by clicking here to pre-schedule your donation, or remembering to donate on December 6th to Habitat Metro Denver.
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
New Faces at Habitat
We couldn’t be happier to introduce Sarah Hatfield as the new Human Resources/Risk Management Manager. Sarah has a lot on her plate in her new role, but she is looking forward to all the excitement of working with the Habitat team.
What is your history with Habitat? Sarah first got involved with Habitat when an organization she worked for in Kansas City volunteered on a home build there.
What does the Human Resources/Risk Management Manager do? On the human resources side of her job, Sarah does things like administer benefit programs, produce the payroll, create policies and procedures, oversee compliance with employment laws and help with training, development and recruiting. As the Risk Management Manager, she administers safety and insurance programs and makes sure the organization is in compliance with OSHA regulations.
What is your favorite part about working Habitat? “The people,” Sarah says. “It’s a great staff. Everybody seems to be here for the right reasons.”
What are you looking forward to? Sarah says she is looking forward to “being a good resource for employees” and “helping them develop their potential.”
We here at Habitat are also very excited to welcome Sarah Mansell, the newest Family Selection Specialist, to our staff. Her work here is helping to put deserving families in homes across Metro Denver. Read below to see what she likes most about her new job.
What is your history with Habitat? Sarah’s background is in human services and she says that she has always known about Habitat. “I really admired the mission,” she said.
What does the Family Selection Specialist do? Sarah is involved in everything from holding orientations and recruiting families to researching and marketing properties to selected families. Other parts of her job include writing proposal letters, working with the Selection Committee, talking to families and tracking the reasons they choose to accept or reject a property, doing home interviews and getting started on Habitat’s NRI project.
What is your favorite part about working at Habitat? Sarah is enjoying getting to meet new people and hearing their stories. She recently met with a family at the Globeville open house where she was able to explain Habitat’s homeownership process to them. “Watching it become real for them—like, ‘This is going to be our house’—was really cool,” Sarah said.
What are you looking forward to? Sarah can’t wait to see the family selection process run through a whole cycle, from orientation to dedication, so she can get a better picture of how it all works.
Friday, November 11, 2011
Habitat Staff in Haiti
Here is what one of our staff members, Katie McKenna, has to say about the experience so far:
Léogâne, Haiti—Day 3: Roof Day!
One of the most satisfying days on any Habitat build is roof day. Suddenly, a skeleton of a house becomes a structure that is warm and dry. Today was the third day of the Carter Work Project here in Haiti and it was roof day. Standing on the roof of the house I was working on I could look over a sea of 100 houses and watch them magically begin to look like homes. I could begin to imagine the children that would live there, backyard gardens that might be planted and the meals that would be shared. Down on the ground, there was nothing magical about it—it was the hard work of 400 sweaty Habitat volunteers who had come to Haiti to build homes for 100 families in great need of permanent housing.
Lots of love from Haiti,
Katie
Stay tuned to hear from more of our staff members as they continue on their journey of building homes for the people of Léogâne. If you would like to learn more about the 2011 Carter Work Project, click here.
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Home for the Holidays
Denise and her three children are one such family. They have moved every year for the past six years, always in search of a place they can call “home.” At their current apartment, they are constantly exposed to drug users and dealers and are far from any decent schools. Denise’s oldest son is visually impaired and has to walk 20 minutes across busy streets just to get to the bus stop every day. This holiday season, Habitat for Humanity of Metro Denver has partnered with this special family to give them the gift of homeownership. The family’s new home will be closer to the children’s schools and will provide them with the safety and stability they have always dreamed of. “Being able to purchase a home of our own is the best gift we could've hoped for this Christmas,” Denise said.
Help us provide homeownership opportunities for more families like Denise’s this holiday season. Visit Home for the Holidays to read Denise’s full story, make a gift online, and learn about ways you can help.
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