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Staff Spotlight: Bryan
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Bryan is our ReStore Director, which means he oversees everything that goes on at the store, supports our staff team, and implements plans to help the store grow and flourish. “How I think of it is that I am the glue that helps keep everything together,” Bryan said. “I’m basically here to bring everybody…
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Small Steps, Big Impacts: Conclusion to our Housing & the Environment Series
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By Caitlyn Baylor, Homeowner Services & Grants Director Over the last couple of months, we have shared a series of blog posts about the relationship between the climate crisis and the housing crisis, or conversely, between climate justice and housing justice. The two phenomena are increasingly, inextricably connected, and we have learned that locally,…
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A Tribute to Daniel Nielsen
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Daniel Nielsen lived an extraordinarily rich life, and his legacy will continue to impact countless individuals for many years to come. He passed away in November of 2021, surrounded by his loved ones. He was kind, hardworking, smart, and committed to building others up. His memory lives on through his friends and family, and…
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Homeowner Spotlight: Felisa
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In 2021, a Habitat homeowner retired and moved out of her Habitat home. She decided to sell her house back to us so that someone else could have the opportunity to become a homeowner. As of Friday, Felisa is the proud owner of that very house! Felisa said that she started thinking about buying…
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Staff Spotlight: Simeo
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Simeo is one of the receiving clerks at our donation dock. He has been a part of our team since November. His role consists of accepting donations at our donation drop-off, making sure items are clean and working properly, pricing items, and helping to move items out to the sales floor. Simeo learned about…
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Staff Spotlight: Adam
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Adam has been one of the ReStore truck drivers for around 5 months, which means that he assists with donation pick-ups, works on the donation drop-off dock, and helps move ReStore merchandise out to the sales floor. One of Adam’s favorite parts of his job is assisting ReStore donors. “It makes them happy, and…
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Habitat International’s Position on Climate Change: Part 3 of Our Housing & the Environment Series
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So far in our series on the overlap between housing justice and environmental justice, we explored emerging disparities in access to energy-efficient housing as well as disparities in the urban heat environment that have been cemented by decades of development patterns informed by discriminatory policies. These examples of interwoven issues highlight that, as a…
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Looking back on 2021
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2021 was certainly a year to remember. When we sat down with RAHFH Executive Director Keri Asevedo to discuss what this year was like for our organization, a few words came to her mind: powerful, tenacious, and determined. There are plenty of 2021 memories that stand out, like cheering with Charae (a 2021 homebuyer)…
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In honor of Daniel Nielsen
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These photos were taken during a build day in honor of Daniel Nielsen. We were honored that Daniel’s friends and members of his family chose to volunteer on our build sites for a day to celebrate his life and legacy. It is clear that Daniel lived an extraordinary life, and that he was someone…
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The Problematic History of Housing Policy: Part two of our housing & the environment series
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By Caitlyn Baylor, RAHFH Homeowner Services & Grants Director In part one of our series on housing and the environment, we looked ahead at disparities that are just beginning to unfold in access to energy efficient housing. In part two, we look backward to gain insight on how past housing policy has impacted who…
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