Tonight, a family of five will huddle on tattered blankets, grateful that the dirt floor beneath them is dry. A mother will say a prayer that no one sneaks into her shack through its open doorway. And a father will lie awake, hoping the roof will hold out one more month and wondering how he …
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150 Volunteers will Rock the Block in Woodland Heights
150 volunteers from CoxHealth will join Thrivent Financial, Habitat for Humanity of Springfield, MO, and residents of Woodland Heights to Rock the Block for the second Neighborhood Revitalization project in Woodland Heights. Rock the Block, set for Thursday, September 29, 2016, will kick-off with a volunteer rally featuring speakers Cora Scott, City of Springfield, and Becky Volz, Woodland Heights Neighborhood Association Board, at 1:00 …
Pasta dinner fundraiser at downtown Pasta Express
The fraternity and sorority community of Missouri State University will host a fundraising dinner at Pasta Express to kick off a day of volunteering with Habitat for Humanity of Springfield, MO. The pasta dinner will be held Friday, November 30, 2016 from 3:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. at the downtown Pasta Express, 603 S Kimbrough Ave, Springfield, MO 65806. …
250 Runners at the Habitat Home Run
At Habitat for Humanity, we are celebrating a very successful Habitat Home Run! We had close to 250 participants this year! Congratulations to our race winners, Toby Dogwiler won the 5K in 19:10.19, while Ali Rich was the top finisher among the women in the 5K with a personal-best time of 25:23.27. In the 10K, Brian Todd won …
Hearts & Hammers – Honorees Announced
Since 1988, Habitat for Humanity of Springfield, MO has grown our mission of building strength, stability and self-reliance through shelter for our community because of individual donors, corporations, and dedicated volunteers. It’s with your support that we have seen: 3 families earn their keys to their homes, 127 home repair projects were completed 6,403 volunteers joined us on the build site or in the ReStore …
A Note from the Executive Director – August 2016
Hot enough for ya? As you know, July was a very warm month. However, this heat, oppressive at times, was not enough to keep the Habitat for Humanity of Springfield team from carrying on and supporting the mission. In mid July, we announced Woodland Heights Neighborhood as our targeted area for Habitat for Humanity’s new program, Neighborhood Revitalization or, NR. …
