As we say goodbye to 2024 and welcome 2025, many of us create resolutions aimed at self-improvement. This year, why not make a resolution that extends beyond personal goals and contributes to the betterment of your community? Here's how you can make supporting Habitat for Humanity of Greater Dayton your New Year's resolution!

President Carter, a tireless advocate for peace and humanitarian causes, was named the recipient of the 2024 Ambassador Richard C. Holbrooke Distinguished Achievement Award. Read more about this event and Dayton Habitat's experience attending the award panel!

Katherine’s dream of becoming a homeowner began with a spark of inspiration from her sister, who built a house from the ground up. Seeing her sister's success fueled Katherine’s determination to create a stable and beautiful home for herself and her son. Now, because of Habitat for Humanity of Greater Dayton, her dream is about to become a reality.

Tears of joy and accomplishment flowed at Habitat for Humanity of Greater Dayton’s most recent home dedication ceremony in Trotwood. On November 22, April, a single mom of two, officially closed on her new home. “I couldn’t sleep last night; I was so excited,” April said. Click to read more!

On October 18, Habitat for Humanity of Greater Dayton had the honor of hosting representatives from Habitat for Humanity Guatemala, who traveled to Dayton to share their mission and the incredible impact they’ve made in their country. Over the past 45 years, Habitat Guatemala has touched the lives of more than one million people, helping families build safer, healthier futures.

It was a day of firsts. Habitat for Humanity of Greater Dayton recently completed and dedicated its first new home in New Carlisle.

After five years, Alesha and her family finally own a home. Read more about their home dedication here!

Join us for our Spring Rock the Block event!

President Carter, a tireless advocate for peace and humanitarian causes, was named the recipient of the 2024 Ambassador Richard C. Holbrooke Distinguished Achievement Award. Read more about this event and Dayton Habitat's experience attending the award panel!

Tears of joy and accomplishment flowed at Habitat for Humanity of Greater Dayton’s most recent home dedication ceremony in Trotwood. On November 22, April, a single mom of two, officially closed on her new home. “I couldn’t sleep last night; I was so excited,” April said. Click to read more!

On October 18, Habitat for Humanity of Greater Dayton had the honor of hosting representatives from Habitat for Humanity Guatemala, who traveled to Dayton to share their mission and the incredible impact they’ve made in their country. Over the past 45 years, Habitat Guatemala has touched the lives of more than one million people, helping families build safer, healthier futures.

It was a day of firsts. Habitat for Humanity of Greater Dayton recently completed and dedicated its first new home in New Carlisle.

After five years, Alesha and her family finally own a home. Read more about their home dedication here!

Join us for our Spring Rock the Block event!

Meet our newest Women Build Partner Family! April’s journey with Habitat for Humanity is not just about building a house—it’s about creating a life filled with possibilities, where dreams can take root and flourish for her and her two boys!

It’s that time of year again! It is time for the Habitat for Humanity of Greater Dayton Women Build to begin! Join us as we kick off our 2024 Women Build.

Habitat for Humanity of Greater Dayton is excited to be hosting a dedication ceremony for their Carter Honor Build on Friday, March 22. After months of waiting, Dionka and her children will finally be able to step foot into their new house.

After months of dedicated effort, Habitat for Humanity of Greater Dayton will be hosting a dedication ceremony for their Bank Build home on Friday, March 15. Aleasha and her six children are eager to open the door to their new home and begin this next chapter!

In honor of their impact, Habitat for Humanity of Greater Dayton is proud to announce their latest endeavor - a branded build that echoes the spirit of commitment and community that Rosalynn and Jimmy Carter championed. This year you can volunteer to help on our Carter Honor Build site as a tribute to the Carters' extraordinary dedication to creating homes and transforming lives.

Have you ever donated to a nonprofit but wished you could do more? Habitat for Humanity of Greater Dayton offers other ways to give back through volunteering and gift in-kind donations. However, there is an easy way to instantly double your financial impact that many do not know about- company matching!

As we bid farewell to one year and welcome the next, many of us ponder on resolutions aimed at self-improvement. This year, why not make a resolution that extends beyond personal goals and contributes to the betterment of your community? Here's how you can make supporting Habitat for Humanity of Greater Dayton your New Year's resolution!

Are you ready for this? The Flyer spirit is coming to Habitat for Humanity of Greater Dayton! Join us as we kick off our first ever Flyer Nation Build on February 8th.

Habitat for Humanity is deeply saddened by the passing of former U.S. first lady Rosalynn Carter, who was a champion and strong voice for affordable, decent housing for all. For more than three decades, she and President Jimmy Carter donated their time and leadership to Habitat each year to build and improve homes around the world. She died peacefully on Sunday at her home in Plains, Georgia, at the age of 96, with family by her side.

October 27 marked the end of a long but worthwhile journey for two of our partner families. Habitat for Humanity of Greater Dayton hosted the first ever dual Women Build Dedication ceremony to welcome Kasandra and Olive into their new Habitat homes. Approximately 100 well-wishers were able to witness both single mothers and their children receive the keys to their new forever homes. Kasandra and Olive are now officially first-time homeowners!

Giving Tuesday is a global campaign focused on generosity. Whether you make your contributions public by posting on social media with the hashtag #GivingTuesday or keep them private, Dayton Habitat is challenging their community to get involved with the movement!

Annually, Dayton Habitat holds a special “Board Build Day” where members of the Dayton Habitat board take time from their normal workdays to help on one of the organization's home-building projects. Seven board members recently joined Executive Director Norm Miozzi to volunteer at the site of our double home build in New Carlisle.

This week, as we honor our Veterans, Habitat for Humanity of Greater Dayton is reflecting on our work with local veterans in our community.

Habitat for Humanity of Greater Dayton, The UPS Store, The Far From Famous Foundation, The Carpenter Group (of realtors), Conroy Funeral Home, and Park National Bank came together to put over 1,700 water bottles in the hands of students in Springfield. Click through to read the whole story on how we worked together to make it happen.

Be Hope Church held their third annual panel build for Dayton Habitat to cap off their "Hope Week." With more than 100 volunteers, they worked alongside the soon-to-be homeowners, forming the walls in no time. Be Hope will be following the construction of the home they built walls for from the beginning to the end with their video team, volunteering along the way and offering their congregation a “from start to finish” look at what deeper church involvement in the Habitat mission looks like.

It has been a long journey for Dayton Habitat homeowner Gail Stewart. However, she never gave up and Habitat never gave up on her either. Now she owns her own home. Read how Gail overcame life's obstacles and can now celebrate this huge milestone in her life.

As Katara received the keys to her new Dayton Habitat home in Springfield, OH, she told us that she knew exactly who was behind her getting her new home. Read the full story to learn more.

Habitat for Humanity of Greater Dayton's very successful "Home for the Holidays" is getting an upgrade to version 2.0. Read on to see how the annual program has grown and evolved to fit the needs of our faith community.

Cynthia Learned about Habitat for Humanity of Greater Dayton’s Critical Repair Program while shopping in the Springfield Restore and thought that the program could be the perfect solution to her dangerous back stairs at home. They were in such disrepair that she couldn't use them at all. So, she applied to the program and waited to see if Habitat could help her. It turned out that Habitat and Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church both came to the rescue.

Be Hope Church held a panel build event Aug. 5-6 in its parking lot in Beavercreek as the closing event to its annual “Be Hope Week.”

Each month we will profile a local pastor, church, organization, or business that is heavily involved in the Dayton Habitat mission. This month, we talk with Knob Prairie United Church of Christ pastor, Katie Peterson-Madden.

Englewood's Concord United Methodist Church built the walls for Habitat for Humanity of Greater Dayton's new Faith Build located in Springfield, OH.

CtBS, a group of dedicated Catholic and Presbyterian churches in Montgomery County, built 30 homes in partnership with Habitat for Humanity of Greater Dayton over last 29 years. And while CtBS has decided to step back from its leadership role, its partnership with Dayton Habitat continues under the leadership of the Habitat Faith Family Build program. The first build under the new Habitat Faith Family Faith Build umbrella kicked off on Friday, May 28th in West Carrollton.

Several community and faith leaders gathered for the official groundbreaking ceremony at Habitat for Humanity of Greater Dayton's newest building project in Springfield! Joining them was the homebuyer Katara and her four children as well-as many others. This is a milestone for Habitat for Humanity of Greater Dayton because the organization only added Clark County to its tri-county footprint last February.

Grace Evangelical Makes a donation to the Habitat for Humanity of Greater Dayton Critical Repair Program. The money will help to preplace a set of unsafe stairs for a Springfield area widow. This is a perfect example of how churches can work with Habitat to make the lives of the area’s underserved residents safer and better.

The building power of faith and Greene County’s rich history of generosity were on display for all to see March 18 in Xenia. That’s when the Mangold family was handed the keys to her new Habitat for Humanity of Greater Dayton home during a heartfelt dedication ceremony.

Tears of joy and accomplishment flowed at Habitat for Humanity of Greater Dayton’s most recent home dedication ceremony in Trotwood. On November 22, April, a single mom of two, officially closed on her new home. “I couldn’t sleep last night; I was so excited,” April said. Click to read more!

Through the dedicated efforts of volunteers, donors, and other community supporters, April and her sons will soon move into their new home in Trotwood. Learn more about how you can help Dayton Habitat celebrate!

The back of this year’s Habitat for Humanity of Greater Dayton Women Build shirt says it all: Empowering Women to Build Stronger Communities. This year's annual Women Build is off to a strong start.

Meet our newest Women Build Partner Family! April’s journey with Habitat for Humanity is not just about building a house—it’s about creating a life filled with possibilities, where dreams can take root and flourish for her and her two boys!

It’s that time of year again! It is time for the Habitat for Humanity of Greater Dayton Women Build to begin! Join us as we kick off our 2024 Women Build.

October 27 marked the end of a long but worthwhile journey for two of our partner families. Habitat for Humanity of Greater Dayton hosted the first ever dual Women Build Dedication ceremony to welcome Kasandra and Olive into their new Habitat homes. Approximately 100 well-wishers were able to witness both single mothers and their children receive the keys to their new forever homes. Kasandra and Olive are now officially first-time homeowners!

Women Build is not only about providing homes for deserving families, but also building a community of support, fun, and service. Check out these exciting events that build awareness of Dayton Women Build in an exciting way.

Habitat for Humanity of Greater Dayton kicked off its spring building season with a double Women Build wall raising event in Kettering. Dozens of volunteers raised the walls of two homes. in a single day.

War, refugee camps, crime, and all that life could throw at her hasn't kept this determined mom from going after her dream of a better life for her family. Read about how she overcame all of her obstacles and what brought her to homeownership at Habitat for Humanity of Greater Dayton.

The Dayton Habitat 2023 Women Build season is upon us and we are kicking off the construction season with an event to raise awareness and get us ready to go. Come and meet one of 2023's Women Build partner families and learn about our big plans to build not one, but two Women Build homes this year!

Meet 2023 Dayton Habitat Women Build partner family Kasandra and her daughter Aa'sjayla.

Charles Simms started off his 90th birthday on Thursday enjoying an ice cream cupcake with his family, a workout, and a visit to Habitat for Humanity of Greater Dayton’s 2022 Ann Simms Annual Memorial Women’s Build jobsite. He and the Simms family has made it possible for 18 families like Kendra, Donovan and their three daughters to buy their own affordable homes.

The building power of faith and Greene County’s rich history of generosity were on display for all to see March 18 in Xenia. That’s when the Mangold family was handed the keys to her new Habitat for Humanity of Greater Dayton home during a heartfelt dedication ceremony.

Annually, Dayton Habitat holds a special “Board Build Day” where members of the Dayton Habitat board take time from their normal workdays to help on one of the organization's home-building projects. Seven board members recently joined Executive Director Norm Miozzi to volunteer at the site of our double home build in New Carlisle.

This week, as we honor our Veterans, Habitat for Humanity of Greater Dayton is reflecting on our work with local veterans in our community.

After five years, Alesha and her family finally own a home. Read more about their home dedication here!

After months of dedicated effort, Habitat for Humanity of Greater Dayton will be hosting a dedication ceremony for their Bank Build home on Friday, March 15. Aleasha and her six children are eager to open the door to their new home and begin this next chapter!

For years, she had rented five different homes, never imagining that she could one day own a house of her own. She has six children - Jeffrey, Jordan, Dasia, Aaliyah, Jakiya, and Daleasha - and finding a place for all of them to live comfortably has been a challenge. That was until she contacted Habitat for Humanity of Greater Dayton.

Click through to read the rest of Aleasha's story.