BECU, Aqua Quip and Seattle Home Show Partner to Raise Funds for Habitat Think you can give Ryan Lochte a swim for his money? BECU, Aqua Quip and Seattle Home Show have teamed up to raise funds for Habitat for Humanity Seattle-King County. If you swim laps with the best of them – or just [...]
During a joint meeting, the boards of directors of the Habitat for Humanity affiliates of Seattle/South King County and East King County unanimously voted to merge into a single affiliate serving all of King County.
Bob Patterson Retires from Board of Directors After the October 2012 Habitat for Humanity of East King County Board meeting, Bob Patterson will retire from the Board, nearly 25 years after he and Shirley Patterson founded the local Habitat Affiliate. The EKC affiliate has built 119 new affordable homes, and repaired or preserved 8 additional homes, [...]
Habitat for Humanity of East King County hosted a Home Dedication Ceremony for six hardworking, low-income families on Saturday, October 6. The air was filled with optimism and thoughtful appreciation as the crowd of nearly 100 community members gathered to rejoice in the celebration of dedicating six new homes to the Hassen-Abdu, Ali, Pascual, Idris-Ismael, Jama-Muse, and Ortiz [...]
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Kent Stake hosted a beautiful celebration of the Kent faith community that came together to create a new home for Yvonne and Robert. Five churches came together to form the Kent Faith Coalition. The coalition began work on the rehab of a condo in August and after over [...]
Ipsica has been volunteering at the Bellevue Habitat Store since February of 2012. Her technology and business background made her a perfect fit for our Data Entry volunteer needs. She was initially drawn to our organization because, as she puts it, “I believe in the cause that everybody should have a place to live. I [...]
As an affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International, each month we tithe 10% of our unrestricted donations to partner countries around the world. Currently, Seattle/South King County supports the work of the Habitat affiliates in Cambodia, Kenya, Mexico, and Tajikistan. Periodically, we receive updates about the work of those affiliates. We recently heard from HFH [...]
CEO Marty Kooistra was recently interviewed by Rainmakers.tv about Habitat’s local and global mission. Rainmakers is a documentary series established to communicate stories of leadership, innovation and social responsibility that inspire global transformation. If you joined us in recognition of World Habitat Day last Saturday, you got a taste of what it means to ACT LOCAL [...]
Yvonne and Robert’s home has been renovated and is nearly ready for move in! In the final week, volunteers from the Kent Faith Coalition installed the remainder of the flooring, completed the finishing on the cabinets and doors, and finished installing, sealing, and painting molding. Ann, from Zion Lutheran, and her landscaping helpers spruced up the [...]
When we first set out on the journey that would become a two-home project at the Seattle Center, we knew that educating the public about affordable housing and the global housing crisis was a key objective. Plans were made, educational panels were produced, and volunteer tour guides were trained. What was missing? A point person [...]