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May 7, 20210 min read
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25 Years and Counting
Sondra knows what it's like to be patient - she purchased her home 25 years ago, and every month since then, has made her mortgage...
GMHFH
May 2, 20211 min read
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Home is Grown
The glory of gardening: hands in the dirt, head in the sun, heart with nature. To nurture a garden is to feed not just on the body, but...
GMHFH
Apr 22, 20212 min read
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Home is the Key 2021
At Greater Matthews Habitat for Humanity, we believe that the moments that families experience together at their home —both small and...
GMHFH
Apr 16, 20211 min read
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Your Support Builds a Story
It's the story of a safe and affordable home. It’s the story of kids playing in their own yard while mom or dad cooks in their own...
GMHFH
Mar 24, 20211 min read
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Beyond the House: How Greater Matthews Habitat’s investments ripple across our local economy
Introduction Every year, we work alongside local families as they achieve homeownership and repair their homes. We work to build stronger...
GMHFH
Feb 5, 20212 min read
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Aging in Place with Critical Home Repair
A troubling reality is that many older adults, about 19 million, are living in homes that are in disrepair or inadequate for their needs...
GMHFH
Jan 15, 20212 min read
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How you can help your employer help Habitat
Many companies not only encourage their employees to give to and volunteer time to nonprofits in their communities, but also will match...
GMHFH
Dec 30, 20202 min read
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Women Builds Change Lives: The Difficulties of Conventional Homeownership
For a single mother like Heidi, being able to own her own home through Habitat means a lot. “It means control over my environment and...
GMHFH
Nov 13, 20202 min read
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Women Builds Change Lives: Caretaking and Providing
The only home Joyce could afford to rent for herself and her six children was forty minutes from where she worked and where her kids went...
GMHFH
Oct 29, 20203 min read
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Women Builds Change Lives: The Gender Wage & Wealth Gap
Women and children make up the majority of people populating Habitat neighborhoods, as they are the most likely to be affected by poor...
GMHFH
Oct 14, 20203 min read
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Who ever heard of a junk-o-lantern?
Happy October! Our ReStore team is incredibly excited to begin a new series of blogs and videos called "ReStore In Your Room," consisting...
GMHFH
Oct 13, 20202 min read
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Women Builds Change Lives
Imagine being a single mother, trying to find an apartment for you and your children. Everything you can find in your price range is...
GMHFH
Sep 18, 20202 min read
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Women that Inspire
Women Build is about empowering women and fostering the belief that the women in our lives can do anything she sets her mind to. During...
GMHFH
Sep 9, 20201 min read
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Celestin & Marie
“We started the process when I was in sixth grade, and we came over when I was in eleventh”, Celestin recounts, describing the long...
GMHFH
Aug 3, 20203 min read
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