When Lorane McIver closed on her Habitat Greensboro home on August 10, 2010, she never thought she would pay off her home in just 12 years. However, that’s exactly what she did this past year! Lorane shared that when she purchased her home, she was just 24 years of age and a single parent to […]
Habitat for Humanity of Greater Greensboro hosted a virtual ‘Mortgage Payoff Ceremony’ on Thursday, January 13, 2022. This annual event, sponsored by Bank of America, honored the 20 Habitat Greensboro homeowners who paid off their mortgages in 2021. Despite an ongoing pandemic that has caused economic challenges for many in our community, these homeowners have […]
Habitat Greensboro dedicated its Women Build 2021 home, the first of six homes to be built in the Willow Oaks community, on Saturday, January 8. The home was dedicated for the Smith Family – Tamieka and her sons Christian and Cameron. Despite the chilly weather, the mood was jubilant as donors, volunteers, and community members […]
Congratulations to Michael and Cassandra and their children, Ayana, MJ, and Lyric, on the dedication of their future home on November 18, 2021. Thank you to our funding partner The City of Greensboro and with State of North Carolina Disaster Recovery Funds
Through partnership, Habitat Greensboro builds community. There may be no better example of the strength of this commitment than the Eastside Park Community Center, which was born of the dreams and determination of community residents, led by the late Estella Marie Stamey. In the early ’90s, the City of Greensboro recognized development needs for the […]
Congratulations to Mentoria, and her two children, on the kickoff of their new home on September 25, 2021. Thank you to our build sponsor: The City of Greensboro and with North Carolina Disaster Recovery Funds
In 1998, Tarig bounded into his apartment, twirled his wife Siddiga around, and triumphantly shared that they had won the VISA lottery to move to the United States. While Tarig was overjoyed, Siddiga was filled with fear. Siddiga’s impression of the U.S. came from movies she had watched, leading her to believe it was a […]
This fall, Zena will make her sixth move since relocating to Greensboro in 2002. Thanks to your support, this will be the last time she will need to pack her apartment, move her belongings, and transfer her son to a different school. This time, Zena moves into a safe, stable, and permanent home for herself […]
Congratulations to Zena and her son, Zaire, on the dedication of their future home on September 9, 2021. Thank you to our funding partner The City of Greensboro and with State of North Carolina Disaster Recovery Funds
For more than 17 years, the Greensboro Grasshoppers players and coaches have literally given the shirts off their backs for Pest Management Systems, Inc. (PMi) Jersey Night. This annual event raises funds to support Habitat Greensboro and the Greensboro Builders Association’s bi-annual Raising Roofs event. This year’s Jersey Night raised $10,777, bringing PMi’s overall total […]
