Friday, September 6th and Saturday, September 21st marked the beginning of Habitat for Humanity of San Antonio’s fall build! Over 150 supporters and volunteers came together each day to commence the construction of 10 affordable homes. By end of 2019, Habitat will add these final completed homes to its 53 house goal for 2019. Homeowners … Read more
Partnering In More Ways Than One by: Sarah Inez Arredondo For more than 23 years, Frost Bank has been a dedicated and valuable supporter of Habitat for Humanity of San Antonio. Their donations of funding, time and talent to our program have been incredible. We are grateful for their partnership in helping to service the … Read more
Each year, Habitat meets families from all backgrounds and walks of life. We pride ourselves in partnering with hardworking families to provide a hand up from their current situation. Along the way, we meet many families and individuals with inspiring stories. Our Homeowner Highlight for July 2019 goes to Margaret Daniels. Today, at the age … Read more
Habitat aims to build about 45-60 new affordable homes in San Antonio for families every year. With the help from our community, we can continue to reach (and even surpass) this goal of providing homes to San Antonio families. Above all, community involvement is our main driver. Most of our goals cannot be surpassed without … Read more
We were very honored to be invited to the San Antonio Business Journal awards this afternoon. Previously, we announced that the San Antonio Business Journal had awarded our neighborhood, Lenwood Heights, as the winner of the“Best Single Family Housing Development” award. Today, we were up for “Developer of the Year”. While the award ultimately went … Read more
Sustainability Partners by: Sarah Inez Arredondo Donations are always accepted and encouraged by both individuals and businesses. Donations stock our Habitat Home Centers but also lessen our carbon footprint. Earlier this year, the Habitat Home Centers were able to assist a local major bank doing just that! Our partner company recently underwent a renovation and … Read more
The San Antonio Business Journal has announced their “Building San Antonio” award winners and the finalists for Best Developer of the Year. We are very proud to announce that Habitat for Humanity of San Antonio was recognized right alongside many great developers. Our neighborhood, Lenwood Heights, was the winner of the “Best Single Family Housing … Read more
Ever wake up with a crazy idea about how to do some good in this world? Troy Jessee did! He didn’t just wake up with the idea – he jumped out of bed and called Habitat to say he was ready to turn his dream into a reality. He has been actively engaged with Habitat … Read more
It’s back to school time and San Antonio students are putting on tool belts and picking up hammers! San Antonio is now one of the fastest-growing cities in America! It is a great time for young people to enter the construction industry and Habitat for Humanity of San Antonio. We prepare students to fulfill this … Read more
This article originally appeared on the Rivard Report, a nonprofit, nonpartisan local news source all about San Antonio. Though some policy issues were overlooked when City Council last week approved changes to and expansion of two downtown development incentive programs, Habitat for Humanity of San Antonio and other nonprofits support the new policy – however imperfect … Read more