Reflecting on the Hands On For Housing Youth Conference
A Celebration of Leadership, Learning, and Community Impact From November 6th to 8th, Habitat for Humanity Guelph Wellington and the Grand River Raceway in Elora hosted an extraordinary event—the Hands On For Housing Youth Conference. This event brought together nearly 150 students and youth from across Wellington County, fostering leadership, hands-on skill-building, and community engagement … Continue reading Reflecting on the Hands On For Housing Youth Conference
Exploring Senior’s Co-Housing at Orchard Park
Habitat for Humanity Guelph Wellington is exploring the redevelopment of the Orchard Park building at the Ignatius Jesuit Centre, to provide an array of housing solutions; among them, senior’s housing and senior’s co-housing. On October 24th, we shared an evening of conversation with Margaret Critchlow author of Community Led Housing: A Cohousing Development Approach to … Continue reading Exploring Senior’s Co-Housing at Orchard Park
Introducing Habitat’s Exciting New Initiative…Hands On For Housing!
1st Annual Youth Conference on Housing This November, we’re engaging over 150 youth in immersive housing workshops and building projects to be auctioned to the public in support of our mission to change the landscape of affordable housing and we need your support. With youth participants from The Upper Grand District School Board, The Wellington … Continue reading Introducing Habitat’s Exciting New Initiative…Hands On For Housing!
Great Canadian Giving Challenge
Help us win $20,000! We are still building for families in our community. A donation at this time makes a big difference, whether a one-time gift or a monthly commitment. This June, every dollar donated to Habitat WDG through the CanadaHelps online platform gives us the chance to win $20,000. Please consider donating to help … Continue reading Great Canadian Giving Challenge
Ultimate Habitat House Party 2019
THANK YOU! Our thanks go out to you! Because of your incredible support at the Ultimate Habitat House Party on Friday November 1st, we raised $78,000! This goes a long way towards providing affordable homeownership opportunities in your community. The purpose of the Ultimate Habitat House Party is to gather our community together to share … Continue reading Ultimate Habitat House Party 2019
2019 Ultimate Habitat House Party Dufferin
In the last two years, we’ve had a tremendous amount of support from our community. This has led us to where we are today: providing two local families with a hand-up into affordable home ownership and acquiring property that lets us begin to build approximately 10 homes in the next two years. We couldn’t have … Continue reading 2019 Ultimate Habitat House Party Dufferin
2018 Ultimate Habitat House Party – Dufferin
UPDATE: In just one night, one community DID make a difference that will last a lifetime. The UHHP raised approximately $70,000 in support of our Dufferin build projects! ******** At Habitat for Humanity, we don’t plan small. And, this year’s Ultimate House Party is going to be Dufferin’s most epic event of the year, all in … Continue reading 2018 Ultimate Habitat House Party – Dufferin