HABITAT FOR HUMANITY SERVING WINONA COUNTY

FAMILIES IN NEED OF A DECENT PLACE TO LIVE BUILD SAFE AND AFFORDABLE HOMES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH US. HABITAT HOUSES ARE MODESTLY SIZED. THEY ARE LARGE ENOUGH FOR THE HOMEOWNER FAMILY'S NEEDS, BUT SMALL ENOUGH TO KEEP CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE COSTS AFFORDABLE. BY USING THE LABOR OF VOLUNTEERS AND PROSPECTIVE HOMEOWNERS, EMPLOYING EFFICIENT BUILDING METHODS, KEEPING HOUSE SIZES MODEST, USING DONATED CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS AND APPLIANCES, AND ISSUING NONPROFIT LOANS, HABITAT MAKES ITS HOUSES AFFORDABLE FOR LOW-INCOME FAMILIES TO PURCHASE. AFFORDABLE HOMEOWNERSHIP HELPS CREATE THE CONDITIONS THAT FREE FAMILIES FROM INSTABILITY, STRESS AND FEAR AND ENCOURAGE SELF-RELIANCE AND CONFIDENCE. STUDIES SHOW THAT STRONG AND STABLE HOUSEHOLDS ARE FOUNDATIONAL TO CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH. WHEN A HOME FOSTERS INSTEAD OF HINDERS HEALTH AND SAFETY, FAMILIES CAN FLOURISH. OWNING AN AFFORDABLE HOME ALSO ALLOWS HOMEOWNERS TO LIFT UP THEIR ENTIRE FAMILY BY SAVING FOR THEIR FUTURES AND INVESTING IN EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, BOLSTERING JOB OPPORTUNITIES AND LONG-TERM CAREER GROWTH. DURING FISCAL YEAR 2025, HABITAT FOR HUMANITY SERVING WINONA COUNTY SERVED MORE THAN 3 PEOPLE THROUGH ITS HOMEOWNERSHIP PROGRAM.

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, THE HABITAT RESTORE IS A HOME IMPROVEMENT REUSE STORE THAT SELLS GENTLY USED AND NEW BUILDING MATERIALS AND FURNITURE AT A FRACTION OF RETAIL PRICES. ITEMS SOLD IN THE STORE ARE DONATED BY AREA BUSINESS AND INDIVIDUALS WHO SUPPORT THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING CAUSE. THE LOW PRICE OF GOODS SOLD HELPS PEOPLE WHO STRUGGLE TO AFFORD HOME IMPROVEMENT MATERIALS AS WELL AS THOSE WHO LOVE A GOOD DEAL. THE RESTORE OFFERS FREE DONATION PICK-UPS, DONATIONS ARE TAX DEDUCTIBLE, AND REUSABLE GOODS ARE DIVERTED FROM THE LANDFILL. SINCE THE RESTORE OPENED ITS DOORS IN 2003, 3,693,973 POUNDS OF REUSABLE GOODS HAVE BEEN DIVERTED FROM THE LANDFILL. AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, PROCEEDS FROM RESTORE SALES HELP HABITAT FOR HUMANITY BUILD AND REPAIR HOMES IN WINONA AND FILLMORE COUNTIES. WITH ONLY TWO AND A HALF STAFF, THE RESTORE IS STAFFED PRIMARILY BY A VOLUNTEER WORKFORCE.