Cedar Valley Habitat for Humanity, in partnership with the Greater Cedar Rapids Housing & Building Association, built three homes in five days on 12th St. NE in Cedar Rapids June 4-8, 2018! This weeklong project dates...
More than 70 percent of Americans take part in some form of spring cleaning every year, according to the American Cleaning Institute. The benefits of this annual tradition are easy to see: a clean home is...
Habitat for Humanity’s National Women Build Week is an annual weeklong event created by Habitat’s Women Build program in partnership with Lowe’s. The program invites women to devote at least one day to help families build strength, stability...
We believe that home is the foundation for our lives, and it should provide an atmosphere of contentment and calm where individuals can thrive. Yet for many families in the United States, the concept of...
Hola from Granada, Nica. As beautiful as this city is and aware the fun adventures that were in store for us today, I think ever since arriving last night, the group collectively had one luxury...
Oh, the pressure or trying to finish the week out and follow the earlier posts! This is my first trip, so everything was new to me. The earlier posts give a good idea of the...
Today was the best day of work ever! I think I lost about 15 pounds by sweat but carried back 30 pounds of dirt in my shoes. The outside of the house was finished so...
Day 3 in Esteli, oh what incredible things we did get to see! My name is Nate and I was dragged along kicking and screaming to this gorgeous place by my girlfriend Cathy. The day...
Our day started by waking up in the beautiful Hotel Los Arcos located in the heart of Esteli. We awoke to 70 degree weather, a mountain breeze and the sounds of four dozen angry birds...
Hola! This blog post from day one comes to you from Chantel 🙂 This is my very first Habitat for Humanity trip/experience, and quite honestly one of my first service trips of this nature –...
