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Home is the Key to Life's Little Moments

What Does Home Mean to You?

Home should be a place of refuge, a place to rest, and a place to make memories. While this definition of home seems simple, it is far from a reality for many families.

Here at Habitat for Humanity of New Castle County, our staff, volunteers, and service recipients are committed to bringing communities together.

We not only believe in fair housing, but we also believe that safe, healthy, and efficient homes create family stability, improved health, and educational outcomes, and that homeownership can be the foundation for economic security for families.

Your gifts and time help us continue to make that place of refuge, rest, and memories a reality for many families in New Castle County.

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Latest Happenings

Build More. Serve More.

Be the Change.

After more than two years of working through a global pandemic, some of Habitat for Humanity of New Castle County staff (pictured right) traveled to Atlanta, GA for the 2022 Habitat for Humanity Affiliate Conference. This year's theme focused on innovation, social justice, resilience, transformation, and diversity, equity, & inclusion. We look forward to implementing valuable lessons learned on how we can Build more, Serve more, and Be the Change.

Thank you to our recent Team Build volunteers!

Planet Fitness

Virginia Tech Alum

Amazon

This month we welcomed several hardworking groups from Planet Fitness, Virginia Tech Alum, and Amazon to one of our construction sites. They helped our construction team by painting over drywall and installing the flooring in the lower level of one of our Habitat homes.

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ReStore Updates

Thanks to April's Corporate Donors:

Upcoming Events

Volunteer Recognition Breakfast

Volunteers are invited to join us for breakfast! As a thank you we hope you enjoy the most important meal pf the day on us.

When: May 16th at 8 am

Where: Embassy Suites

Rock the Block Volunteers Needed

When: April 30th, 2022

8:30 am - 1:00 pm

Where: Johnston Park Wilmington

What: Join us for a day of building park benches and tables, cleaning up trash, planting trees, and more.

Rock the Block is possible in part because of the support of our sponsor Republic Services.

Annual Breakfast

Join us June 2nd to hear how our gifts have helped provide decent, affordable housing for hardworking families in New Castle County.

Sponsorship opportunities are available.

Click here for more information.

Upcoming Events

Community News

Energize Delaware Renews Grant for Refrigerator Replacement Program at Habitat for Humanity of New Castle County.

$300,000 grant to continue the successful program in New Castle County.

In the 2020 the Empowerment Grant provided funding to HFH of New Castle County, and working with their Central Delaware and Sussex County partner Habitat agencies at ReStore locations across the state on an innovative program to provide improved efficiency, reliability, and energy savings to Delaware income qualified residents.

The highly successful program has removed 360 old inefficient refrigerators, recycled them and replaced them with highly efficient units. This statewide collaboration resulted in a savings of approximately 432,875 kWh over an 18-month period, while delivering an average of $127 in yearly savings for qualified Delmarva Customers. Click here to learn more about the Refrigerator Replacement Program.

Multiplying Good Legacy Award for 2022 winner: Habitat for Humanity of New Castle County along with Sussex County HFH and Central Delaware HFH

Multiplying Good's Delaware Salute to Service is Delaware's premiere awards ceremony recognizing unsung heroes across the state.

Join us at the award ceremony on May 12th at the Chase Center on the Riverfront. Click here to register.

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Our work is possible because of the generous support of our community, including the following foundations and corporations who help us provide affordable homeownership solutions in New Castle County.