Streck CEO Connie Ryan ‘Hall of Fame’ In Business and North Omaha Neighborhood Habitat Omaha Celebrates Ryan’s Induction into Omaha Chamber Hall of Fame Habitat for Humanity of Omaha is able to help address the great demand for affordable housing in its five-county...
Community Stories
Belief and Hard Work Create Homeownership Success for Single Dad
Belief and Hard Work Create Homeownership Success for Single Dad John recently added a new accomplishment to his list of successes — homeownership. Out of all his personal achievements — father, Navy veteran, college graduate, and high school teacher —homeownership...
2024 Real Property Valuation Protest
Protest Your Property Valuation With the super-hot home market, it is likely you are seeing an increase in your mortgage payments because the value of your home has increased. Why? Higher valuation of your property changes the amount of property taxes you owe,...
Helping Clear the Way for Growth
Habitat Omaha is working in partnership with the Omaha Jesuit Academy and Leeds Built Construction to deconstruct and demo two 1900s-era homes to clear the way for the academy’s growth, but not before we save the parts of each home that can be reused. These...
Angels with iPads and Tool Belts Help Blair Vet and Wife
Angels with iPads and Tool Belts Help Blair Vet and Wife Two years ago, an invasion of angels with iPads and tool belts came into the lives of a retired Blair pastor and Army veteran and his wife. For Dan and Annie, it wasn’t as if the angels came down from heaven,...
Homeownership Becomes ‘Mission Possible’ for Single Mom in Blair
Homeownership Becomes ‘Mission Possible’ for Single Mom in Blair Autumn has a simple description for her light yellow three-bedroom home in northeast Blair – “Mission Possible.” Before she purchased her home through Habitat for Humanity of Omaha about five years ago,...
Habitat Omaha’s First Washington County Chief Builder of Connections
Habitat Omaha’s First Washington County Chief Builder of Connections As Dee looks back on her 15-year volunteer career with Habitat for Humanity of Omaha, including building the first Habitat home in Blair, her job description sounds like Habitat Omaha’s “Chief Cook...
Volunteer Appreciation Month: Meet Sonja
April is National Volunteer Appreciation Month, and we want to introduce you to some of our incredible volunteers and to share what we're able to do together. Meet Sonja. Sonja has a long history of volunteering. With the American Red Cross, she helped coordinate...
Volunteer Appreciation Month: Meet Brad B.
April is National Volunteer Appreciation Month, and we want to introduce you to some of our incredible volunteers and to share what we're able to do together. Meet Brad. Brad volunteers with six different groups regularly. "I retired early and was ready to give back,"...
Volunteer Appreciation Month: Meet Sue
April is National Volunteer Appreciation Month, and we want to introduce you to some of our incredible volunteers and to share what we're able to do together. Meet Sue. "It's so rewarding," Sue says of volunteering at the Habitat ReStore, where she's been volunteering...