Local employers have firsthand knowledge of the impact of home. Employees who have secure housing are more reliable, better able to meet the demands of their job, and focus on the work at hand rather than on worries from an unstable or unsafe home. We are continuously impressed with how our local employers truly care for their colleagues and are willing to go above and beyond to help their employees succeed even beyond their workplace. Once they learn about our mission, many employers share the opportunity to partner with Habitat with their team; some even attend application appointments or host presentations during staff meetings. Their support and encouragement has often led to successful homeownership and a stable future for their employees.

It starts with our employers understanding the model of Habitat. Surprisingly, many people still have the misconception that Habitat homes are given away to jobless and homeless individuals seeking a handout. One of my favorite moments is to see the realization on the face of a local manager or business owner when they recognize they have an employee who might be a perfect fit for building with Habitat. When they join us on a worksite to see what kind of home our homeowners are actually building and purchasing, with Energy Star efficiencies and beautiful exteriors in supportive communities, they are ready to help recruit future homeowners. Several of our current homeowners first learned about Habitat when their workplace scheduled a build day. Spending a day with other volunteers, future homeowners and a staff team as skilled and compassionate as ours always lends excitement to do more!

Each year, we design a special build around this idea of partnering with our local employers. Whether this is your first company volunteer event, or you’re seasoned pros, Habitat provides a fun, easy and engaging experience.

We will kick off this year’s Business Build on Friday, October 16th. Every Thursday, Friday and Saturday following, we hope to have local businesses can bring their staff out for a day of safely distanced fun and learning!

Can your workplace support this special effort for Katrina and her children?

To learn more and join us on the build site, contact Christy Brewster at volunteer@sandhillshabitat.org or 910-295-1934, option 5.

To learn more about supporting this build, please contact Amie Fraley at afraley@sandhillshabitat.org or 910-295-1934, option 6.

Wednesday, August 19^th at 12:00 pm

We will be signing up teams for the Hoke County Fall Build, Please join us to reserve your build day. All are welcome; Habitat is a non-profit ecumenical Christian housing ministry inclusive of all faiths and ethnicity… Our ministry provides an opportunity for people to put their faith and love into action and to bring diverse groups of people together to build homes and communities.

Habitat honors a hardcore volunteer who has volunteered almost 200 hours with us in 2020 alone! Jeff Heep has been joining us on the construction site 2-3 times a week all year long when COVID-19 allowed! He has been an incredible asset to our construction team. Jeff's last official day volunteering with us was last week, although he assures us that he will stop by whenever he has free time! We want to wish you the best of luck on your new career and say

If you are in between jobs, need a resume booster, or simply have free time to offer. Please email volunteer@sandhillshabitat.org or visit sandhillshabitat.volunteerhub.com to register for a build day that fits into your schedule!

AmeriCorps is a network of national service programs with different approaches to improving lives and fostering civic engagement. More than 75,000 Americans across the country participate each year, tackling various community needs in different ways.

As Americorps member who served with us was RB Gardner, a retired Army Veteran who came to serve our community just like he served our military. His personal demeanor, efficiency and work ethic were absolutely outstanding, and he was able to make a lasting impact on the distressed communities in our area who had the desire to revitalize their neighborhoods.

His leadership helped us execute our plan to generate a Neighborhood Revitalization program in our affiliate. He became a fixture in the community; meeting with town councils, finding corporate sponsors, participating in workshop training or helping to clean up the areas around the neighborhood. Not only did he help complete 8 revitalization projects in 10 months, but he developed an approach model to enlist the support of an additional community in one of our other counties. He has our sincere thanks for his service, and our respect.

In West Southern Pines, we are partnering Sandhills Community College to teach several home repair and restoration classes to help local residents and volunteers reinvest in the community. The volunteers are committed to attending the courses and then helping to carry out monthly repairs within their own community to be led by Habitat construction staff.

We are excited that August 15th will be the first repair for an elderly individual living on W. Illinois Avenue. We will be awarding the volunteers who came to the repair classes and work on the project with a gift, as a token of our appreciation. Funding for the repairs is supported in part by the Bold Initiative Project through Brownson Church as well as Habitat for Humanity. We could not have done it without the volunteers from WSP and SCC for showing us the way!

Please keep us in mind for your unwanted items when you start fall cleaning. Please call 910-295-2798 for Moore County and

Our Stuff the Truck calendar is filling fast so please call at least 2 weeks in advance if you would like us to be a part of your community-wide pickups, fundraiser yard sale leftovers and more. Are you cleaning out, on the move and don’t want to rent a truck? We can bring the truck to you, you stuff it with your unwanted items then we will pick it up. If interested please call Kim Braddy (910) 295-1934 x2220