Each day Habitat for Humanity Springfield receives many interesting calls from people donating items for resale in our ReStore. In early June one of these calls was unlike any that we had ever received. This call brought Mr. Wayne Carle and over 1,500 books, purchased in the last three years, into our world. This call …
Legacy Trails Wins 2nd Place in Neighborhood of the Year
As part of the University of Missouri Engaged Neighbor Program, the Habitat Springfield Legacy Trails subdivision was one of the 2nd place winners in the Neighborhoods USA team category of Neighborhood of the Year, Multi-Neighborhoods Projects! The Legacy Trails neighborhood has participated in the University of Missouri Extension-Greene County’s Engaged Neighbor Program, and they applied …
Home Framing Event
Members of Northside Christian Church participating in Help Build Hope, a program of Crossroads Missions, participated in a home framing event for a Habitat for Humanity of Springfield, Missouri (HFHS) Partner Homebuyer. Help Build Hope offers local churches an opportunity to engage its members by dedicating time, resources, hands, and prayers to frame a house …
Neighborhood Revitalization Impact
“Neighborhood revitalization has initiated visible changes in Woodland Heights. Even neighbors who moved away and came back to visit comment that “things are looking a lot better.” It was a slow start and took us all a little time to find our rhythm of working together to experience and understand the intent of the NR …
Partner Homeowner Reflection
We joined the homebuying program back in 2017. I heard about Habitat and what they do from a school teacher. I went home and talked to my husband and we just went for it. To our surprise they said YES! We purchased our house in June 2018. The homebuying journey was the best experience of …
Annual Report Recap from our Executive Director
Dear friends, A word that’s been on my mind lately is resiliency. There have been a lot of “big moments” in just 24 months. We’ve been through a pandemic together. There have been huge social and political movements. But our community is resilient. Our team is resilient. The families and individuals we serve are resilient. …
