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Federal Way’s Westway neighborhood needed a radical makeover to counter crime, gang activity and rundown housing. Enter Habitat for Humanity, which stepped in to help with more than its usual approach of building new homes.
Executive director's message ... Home improvement outlet... Volunteer advocates.
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Executive director's message ... Holiday giving ... Donors sponsor house for a year ... Home for the holidays
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Executive director's message ... Seattle Impact Youth perform for Katrina victims .. Building summary ... One Habitat homeowner's story ... Habitat Restore plans underway.
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Habitat for Humanity will host a special reception Saturday to mark 20 years of providing decent, affordable housing for low-income residents of Seattle and South King County.
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Seattle Times
Aug. 28, 2006 -
Habitat is gradually moving away from the affordable-house model upon
which it earned its reputation — the modest one-story bungalow, built from the ground up on a single lot. Land in King and Snohomish counties is just too expensive to make that kind of house pencil out anymore
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March 11, 2006 - Second family home dedication at Othello Place ... High Point update ... Habitat partners with the Mariners ... Roxbury revisited.
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Dec. 13, 2005 - Low income families struggle with difficult choices ... Executive director's message ... Hurricane Katrina ... Holiday giving ... wishlist.
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Aug. 9, 2005 - Habitat for Humanity of Seattle and South King County has reached the 100-home milestone in its mission to eliminate substandard housing.
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Interfaith Build unites community ... Habitat celebrates with new homeowners in Federal Way ... $40,000 from Pastor John Luopa of University Unitarian Church.
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Puget Sound Business Journal
July 4, 2005 - High housing costs in the Puget Sound area are forcing a major strategic change at Habitat for Humanity, the national nonprofit known for helping low-income families build and own their own homes.
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Seattle Times
July 4, 2005 - In 1995, the Seattle Housing Authority began tearing down Holly Park's 871 apartments, replacing them with the 1,450 homes to be sold and rented to people of various income levels. The redevelopment signaled another rebirth for Holly Park.
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The News Tribune
April 20, 2005 - Two new homes in Federal Way’s Westway neighborhood will be dedicated Saturday by Habitat for Humanity of Seattle/South King County.
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Press release
April 18, 2005 - Two new homes in the Westway neighborhood of Federal Way are ready to be turned over to families selected by Habitat for Humanity of Seattle/South King County.
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Press release
April 11, 2005 -- Christians, Jews and Muslims unite this week to begin building a home for a low-income working family in South Seattle as part of a project by Habitat for Humanity of Seattle/South King County.
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Looking forward to a pivotal year, Habitat for Humanity of Seattle/South King County is working toward increasing annual house production to 40 units ... Also, we welcome our new director of development and shine a spotlight on volunteer Bob Gerth.
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