Habitat for Humanity is grateful for the support and the leadership of Doug and Ellen Duren & Chris and Jennifer Pesek. It is not a coincidence that JE Dunn’s impressive growth in the Midwest, and its strong support of Habitat for Humanity of Omaha, started soon...
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,...
Connie Ryan – Power Woman of the Year Connie Ryan served as a Habitat Omaha Board Member from 2015 to 2020 and on the Habitat Omaha Advisory Council from 2021 to 2022. In 2023, with Sue Thaden, Connie co-founded the Women Build: Belvedere-Miller Park Project to raise...
Weekend Photo Recap:Faith Partners Kickoff:30th Annual Barn Dance Benefit:
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 sky-blue five-bedroom, two-bathroom home just east of what was the abandoned, former Wintergreen Apartments site is more than a home.
Affordable housing in Omaha has been helped, in part, by three women and numerous women volunteers over nearly three decades. Mona and her “girls”, Norma and Meredith, are one unstoppable team that has contributed thousands of hours to build hundreds of houses to help build a strong community.
Jim Wood’s birthday has morphed into a yearly barn dance community event. He is happy to celebrate for a good cause by keeping the dancing beat on the upright bass.
Twenty-five years is a significant milestone, especially when serving the community through nonprofit leadership.
In a recent sit down with Habitat for Humanity of Omaha CEO Amanda Brewer, she reflected on her 25-years with the community organization that builds equity in people to help them achieve the American Dream – owning their own home.
Phylis’ street was revitalized during the year’s first Rock the Block held in Omaha’s Minne Lusa neighborhood. She shared a letter, reflecting on how the experience has changed her home, her neighborhood and her outlook.