This blog was guest written by Habitat Wake National AmeriCorps Member and Family Services Coordinator, Aleia Woodard.

By Kevin Campbell, Former President/CEO of Habitat Wake, and Kia Baker, Habitat Wake Board Member and Executive Director of Southeast Raleigh Promise. 

What’s the largest investment you’ve ever made? For most Americans, it’s their home. That’s one of the reasons Habitat for Humanity believes so strongly in homeownership. It can be a powerful tool for building wealth, which helps families climb the rungs of the economic ladder.

Low-income families are paying the price of the government shutdown as housing support falters and workers go without paychecks

This blog was guest written by Habitat Wake volunteer, Diane Steinbeiser.

“Start by doing what is necessary

Then do what is possible;

This blog was guest written by Habitat Wake volunteer, Leo Pavliv.

This blog post was guest written by Habitat Wake Senior Director of Construction, Brad McHugh.

This blog was guest written by Habitat Wake staff member, Angie Rizzo.

After an hour long bumpy bus ride from the streets of what could be considered a South American New York City to the dusty dirt roads that intersect the village, we exited the bus into Romina and Lucas's front yard. Before the whole group was off the bus Romina began greeting us with a hug and a kiss and the excitement was clearly visible on Aure's face. 

This blog post was guest written by Habitat Wake volunteer, John Twomey.

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We again leveraged our commute to engage in some "reflections". The topic was how did our experiences and perception of Argentina so far meet or not meet our expectations. For the most part we felt that Argentina has an image of being a somewhat wealthy country. Certainly not like the poverty one finds in Malawi or Cambodia where some of us have built in past trips. Yet, there is clearly Argentine poverty when you get outside the city. 

This blog post was guest written by Habitat Wake volunteer, Laura Ogle.

Today was our first official “work” day and what better way to start it off than with a group reflection to share with one another why we’ve all come together in this beautiful country to help make a difference.

After an hour long bus journey with views ranging from the city high rise buildings to the city’s high rising slums, what an honor to have our team orientation at the National office with none ofter than Ana Cutts, the National Director. 

This blog post was guest written by Habitat Wake volunteer, Steven Worrell.