Since Thanksgiving, Habitat Wake has celebrated home dedications with 14 families.  Praise be to God for that!  A home dedication is a time when we celebrate with our homebuyers the completion of their home and we thank God and our volunteers and sponsors for making it happen.

The cover story of Monday’s News and Observer was “Downtown Raleigh boom leaves less for affordable housing.”The headline stated clearly the challenge that faces our growing county – the exciting growth and prosperity is leaving behind some of our most vulnerable residents.

The N&O editorial nails it when they refer to affordable housing as an “ever present” need.  I might add “ever present” AND “growing.”

I had the privilege of attending yesterday’s meeting of the Wake County Commissioners to speak for affordable housing as the county addresses its comprehensive plan for housing.  You can see the video of my comments at the following link beginning at the 2:14.58 mark.

ZOMBIE FORECLOSURE:  A term for when a distressed homeowner leaves a property before the bank can finish taking it back.

MetLife, a leading global life insurance and employee benefits company, is partnering with Habitat for Humanity of Wake County as a Platinum Hammer Sponsor. 

Read the Habitat Honduras Global Village trip blog from Day 5, written by Habitat Wake's Marketing and Media Relations Manager, Monique. Check back daily to follow their trip!

Nine days. Eleven volunteers. Two families. Together, we are helping to change the lives of all. As volunteers, we are learning about the challenges of life in Honduras, the differences in our cultures, and how hard it is to build homes here.

Here is the Habitat Honduras Global Village trip blog from Day 4, written by Maria. Check back daily to follow their trip!

Here is the Habitat Honduras Global Village trip blog from Day 3, written by Sainjeev. Check back daily to follow their trip!

A group of Habitat Wake volunteers, staff and supporters are building in Honduras this week as part of Habitat Wake’s Global Building partnership. Each day, a member of the team will blog about their experience. Here is their blog from Day 2, written by Layla. Check back daily to follow their trip!

Today was our first workday!

A group of Habitat Wake volunteers, staff and supporters are building in Honduras this week as part of Habitat Wake's Global Building partnership. Each day, a member of the team will blog about their experience. Here is their blog from Day 1, written by Megha who is a sophomore at NCSU. Check back daily to follow their trip!