Angels with iPads and Toolbelts Help Blair Vet and Wife Two years ago, an invasion of angels with iPads and toolbelts 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, but...
Community Stories
Home Ownership Becomes ‘Mission Possible’ for Single Mom in Blair
Home Ownership 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 Sylvis 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...
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...
Volunteer Appreciation Month: Meet Brad
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 is an agricultural economist. After running his own company for decades and working on...
Habitat Omaha Home Repair Services Help Single Mom Have ‘Peace of Mind’
For Tara, a single mother’s primary duty is to her children. Many times, and in Tara’s case, expenses associated with home repairs take second place.
Blue’s Homeownership Journey
Blue is right where she wants to be. She is in her new, white, black-trimmed five-bedroom home with her husband and two children. However, her feeling is built on more than an address.
Gjornae’s New Beginnings
Gjornae’s sky-blue five-bedroom, two-bathroom home just east of what was the abandoned, former Wintergreen Apartments site is more than a home.