Community Engagement

Jack Turner has worked as RAHFH’s Construction Manager for six years. He coordinates all of our builds and repairs, which is no small task! Jack works with our floor plans, coordinates with any contractors that we hire to help with the construction of our homes, ensures that our builds are supplied with the proper…

They say that sisters make the best friends in the world, and there could not be a clearer demonstration of this saying than the sisterhood of Bea and Annette Walker.  In 2001, Annette was a young woman living with her two kids in scattered-site housing through Rockford Housing Authority. She had long dreamed of…

If you’ve ever shopped the ReStore, you’ve most likely had the joy of meeting Tabbetha, our Head Cashier! Her role on the ReStore team is providing amazing customer service, running the cashier, and so much more. Tabbetha’s kind, helpful and friendly personality is so valued by our staff, as well as our customers. Here’s…

By Peter Schmeling Hello! My name is Peter Schmeling and I am the current Board of Directors President for the Rockford Area Habitat for Humanity. Just a little about my Habitat story and family. I started volunteering with Habitat for Humanity in college at Bradley University. When I returned to Rockford in 2017, I…

Stefano is one of our ReStore receiving clerks, meaning he sees nearly every single donation that passes through the ReStore doors. “I take in all the donations and put everything out on the floor once it’s priced,” he said. This is a fast-paced part of the ReStore process that is absolutely necessary for the…

Tenisha, who works for a health insurance company, and her husband Tervern have been incredibly busy raising five kids over the last 18 years. Their boys are 18, 16, and 14. Their girls are 12 and 10. And if that hasn’t kept them busy enough, they are constantly running between practice and games for…

Caitlyn is our Homeowner Services Coordinator, meaning she works with every potential applicant, homebuyer, and homeowner throughout their entire homeownership journey, even after they have paid off their mortgage. She joined the RAHFH team in the summer of 2014, after two service years with other housing organizations (one year through GrinnellCorps with Jericho Road…

Late in 2020, The Home Depot Foundation provided Rockford Area Habitat for Humanity (RAHFH) with funding to complete two critical roof repairs for two veterans in Rockford. We partnered with Ken-Z roofing to complete the repairs in December. One of the roof repairs was for Tom, a 92-year-old veteran. This isn’t his family’s only…

By Glasa Gottschalk The world has been forever changed by 2020.  At the Rockford Area Habitat for Humanity (RAHFH), it was the year we launched our first ever Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Committee.  Alongside the rest of our country, our organization was confronted with the inequity existing in our policy and structure as…

Abby, our ReStore Sales Floor Manager, joined our team in late October. If you’ve been to the ReStore lately, you’ve most likely seen her working on inventory, assisting customers, and making sure the sales floor is running like clockwork. “It’s been interesting learning the inner workings of the store,” Abby said, describing how she…