NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION: A HAPPY ENDING By: Melissa Adler, Community Outreach Development Associate, HFHS When Adrianna and Scott bought their house, they inherited a mound of displaced dirt from sewer line repair and a large pile of brush in the backyard. They were excited to get help removing it on April 8 as part of Rock the …
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Vote to support Moon City Creative District!
VOTE DAILY: MOON CITY CREATIVE DISTRICT Woodland Heights Neighborhood & Moon City Creative District need your help! We’re competing in a nation-wide vote to help revitalize the Moon City Creative District, an area within the Woodland Heights neighborhood. We have submitted a grant application to A Community Thrives to complete more Neighborhood Revitalization projects. If we receive the grant, funds …
Tool Belts & Bow Ties raises $121,000
$121,000 RAISED TO BUILD A HOME Tool Belts & Bow Ties event grosses $121,000 to build a home for a Habitat for Humanity family: highest grossing event in organization’s history. The twelfth annual Tool Belts & Bow Ties gala hosted held on Friday, March 24, 2017, raised $121,000 to build a home for a low-income family. This …
11th Annual Birdhouse Auction
Obelisk Home and Drury University will host the 11th Annual Birdhouse Auction to benefit Habitat for Humanity of Springfield, MO (HFHS). Local Springfield artists have put their own unique spin on how a bird should live by designing, painting, and adorning birdhouses for several lucky birds. The birdhouses were initially built by Mort Shurtz with …
Receive a 2016 tax-deduction
Make A Donation To Receive A 2016 Tax-Deduction! As we close out the year, we urgently need your support to build and repair more homes for hardworking families in the new year. Make a year-end donation by midnight on December 31, 2016 to receive a 2016 tax-deduction. We need your support today to make 2017 a life-changing …
Building a Sense of Community
ROCK THE BLOCK Jennifer woke up at 4 a.m., two hours before her alarm. Today was the day her century old house was getting a fresh coat of paint and she was too excited to sleep. When volunteers from Thrivent Financial arrived around 9 a.m., Jennifer was already dipping her brush. The tidy little ranch with a …
