Habitat for Humanity recruiting women

Lawmakers seek balance in electrician licensing

Published: March 14, 2013
Tags: Adam Helt-Baldwin, electricians, Faith Technologies, George Van Der Linden, Glenn Grothman, Habitat for Humanity, Scott Walker, Tom Larson

When Milwaukee Habitat for Humanity builds houses, it often uses volunteers to perform electrical work.

Helping hand

Published: December 3, 2012
Tags: Habitat for Humanity, Opus Development, Opus Foundation

Julie Ledger (above), vice president and general manager of Opus Development Corp., assists in the construction of a Habitat for Humanity House sponsored by the Opus Foundation in Milwaukee on Thursday, while Opus employees (below) celebrate the start of construction on the house on North 41st Street in Milwaukee.

Habitat for Humanity down shifts

Published: April 23, 2012
Tags: Habitat for Humanity

The national housing slump is having an effect on Habitat for Humanity, as the charity is spending more time rehabbing existing homes these days.

Not just a name: Phil Campbells helping Ala. town of Phil Campbell

Published: June 20, 2011
Tags: Habitat for Humanity, Phil Campbell, tornado

By  JAY REEVES Associated Press PHIL CAMPBELL, Ala. (AP) — After the small Alabama city of Phil Campbell was ravaged in April by a tornado that killed more than two dozen people and hurt even more, a select group from around the world offered to help: men named Phil Campbell. Phil Campbells from across the [...]

Lending a hand

Published: September 30, 2010
Tags: Habitat for Humanity, Sortland

She nails it

Published: September 13, 2010
Tags: 2831 N. 21st St., Habitat for Humanity, Milwaukee, New Berlin, September Blitz Build Week

Building a family’s framework

Published: August 20, 2009
Tags: Habitat for Humanity

Habitat for Humanity gets $100 million gift

Published: May 14, 2009
Tags: developer, donation, Habitat for Humanity, nonprofit

Greg Bluestein AP Writer Atlanta — The housing market might be sputtering, but Habitat for Humanity International is getting a $100 million gift from an Atlanta developer who said his work has offered him a look at the struggle of poor people to find decent housing. The nonprofit group announced Thursday it received the largest [...]

Volunteers begin building homes in Harambee

Published: May 11, 2009
Tags: Habitat for Humanity, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans

Volunteers this week will frame eight Habitat for Humanity homes in Milwaukee’s Harambee neighborhood on the near northwest side. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans is partnering with other volunteers for Thrivent Builds with Habitat Week from May 11 to 15. The building kicked off at 10 a.m. Monday. Thrivent and its foundation have invested more than [...]