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A Community Collaboration for Positive Change

 

Located in the Asylum Hill area of Hartford, the South Marshall Street project is Hartford Habitat's newest and largest undertaking and we need everyone to get involved! Click here to see the progress!

 

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Neighborhood Excellence Initiative Grant Recipient

In November 2011, Hartford Area Habitat for Humanity was announced as this year’s Bank of America, Neighborhood Excellence Initiative $200,000 grant winner.  This award recognizes community-based organizations, local heroes and student leaders across 44 U.S. cities and we are proud to be a recipient for this year’s award.  In Hartford, Bank of America has contributed more than $3.6 million with just this one program since its inception in 2004.

With this grant Hartford Habitat will be starting a ReStore in the Hartford area to create a place for families seeking building supplies and materials that they can use to build, repair and sustain their home.  Thousands of tons of useable building materials are sent to landfills each year and having a Hartford Habitat ReStore would provide a place to reuse these items.  Profits from this ReStore will go back to Hartford Habitat in an effort to provide simple, decent, affordable homes in the Greater Hartford area.

 

 

2011Gingerbread Show and Competition

 

In an effort to raise awareness and funds for Hartford Area Habitat for Humanity’s Women Build program, the first-ever Gingerbread Show, Competition and auction was held December 1-December 8.  The event was a great success thanks to local pastry chefs, bakeries, corporate teams, youth groups and individuals that entered their edible gingerbread creations in this year’s competition. 

To learn more about the Gingerbread Show and Competition and to see pictures click here or visit us on our Facebook Page.

 

2011 Building on Faith: World Habitat Week

 

In celebration of World Habitat Week, Hartford Area Habitat for Humanity held its annual “Building on Faith,” a week-long event in which various faith groups from the greater Hartford community come together to build safe, decent, affordable housing. This year’s event was held on South Marshall Street in the Asylum Hill neighborhood of Hartford. Proceeds from the event will be used to build a House of Faith at 162 South Marshall Street. 

To learn more about World Habitat Week and see pictures from Building on Faith click here.

Build-A-Thon

Despite the rainy delay, the 18th annual Build-A-Thon was a great success this year. Over 50 volunteers came together daily for a week long home building blitz in Hartford’s Asylum Hill neighborhood and raised over 60 thousand dollars for Hartford Area Habitat for Humanity. 

Read more about this year’s Build-a-Thon and see pictures and sponsors from the event.

 

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