Habitat’s 204th Homeowner Family Dedicates Home

Habitat for Humanity’s 204th homeowner family will dedicate their new home on November 19th 2017. More than 250 Habitat for Humanity volunteers contributed time and talent to this project, working beside the future homeowner family. This home was the site of the Women Build 2017. Volunteers included Habitat’s regular Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday crews, and…

Our Annual Report

Strength. Stability. Self-reliance. Through shelter, Kalamazoo Valley Habitat for Humanity helps homeowners and future homeowners build, achieve, and learn all of these things. Habitat’s innovative homeownership program provides opportunities to individuals and families to build and buy affordable homes. Our home repair program meets the critical needs of existing homeowners who seek ways to preserve…

Habitat Leader Wins Governor’s Award

Kalamazoo Valley Habitat for Humanity Director of Construction Operations Tom Tishler won the 2017 Governor’s Energy Excellence Award for Best Residential Project. Tishler was nominated by Consumers Energy for Habitat’s first Zero Energy Ready Home on Glendale Boulevard.Governor Snyder presented Tishler with the award. The post on the program’s website, mienergyexcellence.org, noted that the energy…

Homeownership Application Cycle Open

The application cycle for Kalamazoo Valley Habitat for Humanity’s (Habitat) affordable homeownership program is open until December 31st. To request an application packet, contact the Habitat office, 1126 Gull Road, Kalamazoo, 269-344-2443, ext. 211. Qualified applicants must need better housing, be able to repay the affordable mortgage loan Habitat provides, and be willing to partner…