Behind the Build: Bringing old homes back to life
February 4, 2026 12:55 pm Comments Off on Behind the Build: Bringing old homes back to lifeBy Mark Butler, Construction Supervisor After we’re done with a complete gut rehab, I always...
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Behind the Build: Honoring those who served
November 11, 2025 8:17 am Comments Off on Behind the Build: Honoring those who servedIt’s no surprise, really. The veterans we meet, men and women who have sacrificed so...
Anita and Fontroy’s legacy
August 12, 2025 1:18 pm Comments Off on Anita and Fontroy’s legacyFontroy, right and his partner, outside his mother’s former home that now belongs to him....
Jim and Peg Schneider: From Volunteers to Legacy Donors
August 11, 2025 3:00 pm Comments Off on Jim and Peg Schneider: From Volunteers to Legacy DonorsIt began with a nudge from a fellow churchgoer. “You ought to try this out,”...
Behind the Build: Finding the right place to call home
July 9, 2025 7:59 am Comments Off on Behind the Build: Finding the right place to call homeFinding the right piece of land to build a home that will forever change a...
Behind the Build: Our sustainability promise
April 22, 2025 8:42 am Comments Off on Behind the Build: Our sustainability promiseBuilding homes and strengthening communities means making sure the work we do is thoughtful and...
Behind the Build: Curb appeal matters!
March 11, 2025 1:13 pm Comments Off on Behind the Build: Curb appeal matters!A yard that’s become overgrown or siding in need of a little care might seem...
Behind the Build: Keeping people in their homes
February 26, 2025 9:03 am Comments Off on Behind the Build: Keeping people in their homesJeanette, Habitat Omaha home repair homeowner A roof that doesn’t leak. A furnace that works...
Behind the Build: Fighting for homeowners
January 15, 2025 10:48 am Comments Off on Behind the Build: Fighting for homeownersProperty taxes in Nebraska are among the highest in the nation — so high that...
Honoring President Jimmy Carter
January 9, 2025 8:32 am Comments Off on Honoring President Jimmy CarterToday, on this National Day of Mourning, we join the world in honoring the life...
Behind the Build: How we’re changing homebuilding
December 10, 2024 11:20 am Comments Off on Behind the Build: How we’re changing homebuildingBy Drew Lier, Chief Construction Officer When supply chains collapsed during COVID and construction costs...
10 Tips to Winter-Ready Your Home
November 15, 2024 8:16 am Comments Off on 10 Tips to Winter-Ready Your HomeBeing a homeowner is a labor of love. That’s something that the nearly 1,000 families...
Second Chances: Avenue J Group Builds Homes and Hope
November 15, 2024 8:15 am Comments Off on Second Chances: Avenue J Group Builds Homes and HopeMark, right, on a Bluestem construction site, went from an Avenue J Brother to a...
Behind the Build: 3 paths, 1 dream
November 13, 2024 2:34 pm Comments Off on Behind the Build: 3 paths, 1 dreamBy Lacey Studnicka, Chief Program Officer Not every journey to homeownership follows the same map....
How We Serve Veterans
November 11, 2024 7:37 am Comments Off on How We Serve VeteransWhen Dan and Annie needed help with their 123-year-old home in Blair, Habitat for Humanity...