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Habitat for Humanity of Durham @durhamhabitat.bsky.social · Jun 9

Best wishes to the Abugroun family! Congratulations for completing your homeownership journey, and welcome home. ❤🏠

Habitat for Humanity of Durham @durhamhabitat.bsky.social · Jun 4

For restore donations, please remember that we do NOT accept donations at our Durham office on Chapel Hill Rd. All donations must be brought to the Habitat ReStore location on Durham-Chapel Hill Blvd.

Visit www.trianglerestores.org for more information.

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Habitat for Humanity of Durham @durhamhabitat.bsky.social · Jun 2

Happy Monday! #durhamhabitatvolunteers

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Habitat for Humanity of Durham @durhamhabitat.bsky.social · May 27

ONE WEEK ONLY!

Give a gift by June 2nd for #400for40 and it will be tripled!

Generous anonymous donors have agreed to triple all gifts made this week, bringing us closer to our $400,000 goal.

Don't miss this amazing opportunity to TRIPLE your impact!
www.durhamhabitat.org/online-givin...

Spring Matching Challenge | Durham Habitat for Humanity

Make a generous gift today during our Spring Match, and your support can DOUBLED for 2x the impact!

www.durhamhabitat.org

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Habitat for Humanity of Durham @durhamhabitat.bsky.social · May 23

Volunteers participate in all stages of the build process at HFHD, from framing, to painting, to landscaping and finishing touches. No prior construction experience needed!

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Habitat for Humanity of Durham @durhamhabitat.bsky.social · May 22

Another group doing some exciting work in our Mt. Vernon community! #volunteeringmatters
Thank you Missio Church Durham

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Habitat for Humanity of Durham @durhamhabitat.bsky.social · May 21

Over the last 40 years since Durham Habitat was founded in 1985, we have reached so many important milestones.

View the link below to see our timeline of milestones, and visit durhamhabitat.org/springmatch to contribute to our mission.
www.tiki-toki.com/.../40-Years...

Spring Matching Challenge | Durham Habitat for Humanity

Make a generous gift today during our Spring Match, and your support can DOUBLED for 2x the impact!

durhamhabitat.org

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Habitat for Humanity of Durham @durhamhabitat.bsky.social · May 19

We have begun construction on the attached homes in our Mt. Vernon community, and this group from Google Fiber helped us raise the walls on the second story!

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Habitat for Humanity of Durham @durhamhabitat.bsky.social · May 14

Thank you IPS Adhesives for joining us last week! Our Mt. Vernon neighborhood is making amazing progress thanks to the help of our volunteers.

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Habitat for Humanity of Durham @durhamhabitat.bsky.social · May 13

We are hosting a Community Youth Build at the end of the month! Anyone ages 10-18 is welcome with a chaperone. Youth Builds are a great way for younger individuals in our community to get involved with our mission. #YouthVolunteering

Sign up here: durhamhabitat.volunteerhub.com/vv2/event/dd...

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Habitat for Humanity of Durham @durhamhabitat.bsky.social · May 12

At Durham Habitat we are committed to empowering mothers through homeownership. At just 28, Benjetta achieved her dream of becoming both a homeowner and an entrepreneur. Read more below:

www.durhamhabitat.org/news-events/...

Empowering Mothers through Homeownership | Durham Habitat for Humanity

www.durhamhabitat.org

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Habitat for Humanity of Durham @durhamhabitat.bsky.social · May 11

Happy Mothers Day everyone! #mothersday
At Durham Habitat, we are committed to supporting local families and mothers in their journey to homeownership.

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Habitat for Humanity of Durham @durhamhabitat.bsky.social · May 8

Another day, another volunteer shout out! Thank you to NC A&T State University SU Alumni for helping us with some finishing touches on a Habitat home.

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Habitat for Humanity of Durham @durhamhabitat.bsky.social · May 7

Last week on site with Lonza! Sign up for a volunteer shift with us to learn new skills, give back to our Durham community, and have fun! #volunteering

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Habitat for Humanity of Durham @durhamhabitat.bsky.social · May 5

On Friday we had the pleasure of hosting an Interfaith Build. Thank you so much for spending your Friday with HFHD, it was a pleasure building with you all!

Trinity Avenue Presbyterian Church
St Titus's Episcopal Church
First Presbyterian Church
Beth El Synagogue

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Habitat for Humanity of Durham @durhamhabitat.bsky.social · May 4

Our new Wynn Oaks townhome development will provide 40 new opportunities for affordable homeownership in Durham!

We need your help to raise $400,000 towards construction. #400for40

Double your impact today at durhamhabitat.org/springmatch

Wynn Oaks

This is "Wynn Oaks" by Durham Habitat on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

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Habitat for Humanity of Durham @durhamhabitat.bsky.social · May 1

Thank you so much for volunteering Immaculata Catholic School! Building homes one nail at a time!

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Habitat for Humanity of Durham @durhamhabitat.bsky.social · Apr 30

Every volunteer shift begins with a 'Circle Talk', during which one of our awesome site supervisors (shown here is Mary Gattis), gives an educational talk sharing info about what we do and facts about HFHD.

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Habitat for Humanity of Durham @durhamhabitat.bsky.social · Apr 29

Did you know that volunteering can help improve self-esteem and overall life satisfaction? When you volunteer with Durham Habitat, you're positively impacting the community AND your own life! #volunteersmakeadifference

Thank you Freudenburg Performance Materials!

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Habitat for Humanity of Durham @durhamhabitat.bsky.social · Apr 28

Last week we hosted our spring Volunteer Appreciation Lunch! Our regular volunteers and Durham Habitat staff enjoyed lunch together in the sunshine at Merrick-Moore Park. Our regular volunteers have dedicated many many hours to HFHD, and we are so thankful for all they do! #volunteerappreciation

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Habitat for Humanity of Durham @durhamhabitat.bsky.social · Apr 24

HFHD is beginning construction on a new 40 townhome development, Wynn Oaks.

Our goal is to raise $400,000 towards construction of the new neighborhood.
Give a gift by June 2nd and it will be matched dollar-for-dollar! #400for40
www.durhamhabitat.org/springmatch

Spring Matching Challenge | Durham Habitat for Humanity

Make a generous gift today during our Spring Match, and your support can DOUBLED for 2x the impact!

www.durhamhabitat.org

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Habitat for Humanity of Durham @durhamhabitat.bsky.social · Apr 22

Happy Volunteer Appreciation Week! We are so thankful for all of our amazing volunteers who make our work possible. Read more about the awesome work our volunteers do below:

www.durhamhabitat.org/news-events/...

Volunteer Appreciation Week 2025 | Durham Habitat for Humanity

www.durhamhabitat.org

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Habitat for Humanity of Durham @durhamhabitat.bsky.social · Apr 16

Girl Scout troop 1806 did an awesome job during their Youth Build last weekend helping build and paint gifts for new Habitat homeowners.

Remember, if you have a group of individuals age 10-18 interested in a Youth Build, you can sign up at durhamhabitat.org/youthbuildrequestform.

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Habitat for Humanity of Durham @durhamhabitat.bsky.social · Apr 14

We are so appreciative of groups like Zoetis who continue to show up for HFHD, even in the rain! ☔ #volunteers

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Habitat for Humanity of Durham @durhamhabitat.bsky.social · Apr 11

It's already been such a wonderful start to April with so many volunteers coming out to spend their time on the build site in this beautiful spring weather.

Thank you Cisco, Courville Group, Duke Habitat Club, Duke Palliative Care, and MEDLIFE for your help!

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