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Valley’s Voice: Building Community
A few weeks ago Highway 6 east and westbound as well as I-70 eastbound shut down due to a traffic accident that ignited a wildland fire causing gridlock, headaches and worry. The responses ranged from outrage at the inconvenience to concern for the drivers to patient understanding. Read Valley’s Voice – Focus on Building Community …
Gary Shimanowitz Build Week
Earlier this month Habitat for Humanity Vail Valley, Beaver Creek Resort and Vail Mountain employees worked together to build, and celebrate, home. Vail and Beaver Creek employees gave more than 1000 hours in a one-week period as part of the Gary Shimanowitz Memorial Build Week. See photos and read more Wall raising at Stratton Flats
Habitat Vail Valley inicia la construcción
Habitat for Humanity Vail Val- ley está construyendo viviendas en dos lugares de trabajo. Ocho viviendas están en construcción en el vecindario Stratton Flats de Gypsum, además de las 16 en Eagle. Las 24 viviendas forman parte de la campaña “Duplicando Nuestro Impacto” de Habitat Vail Valley. lee Vail Vida Latina HFHVV Breaks Ground on …
Habitat for Humanity starts constructing 8 new homes
Habitat for Humanity Vail Valley, for the first time in its 27-year history, is building at two job sites concurrently. With permits received in July from the town of Gypsum, eight homes are under construction in the Stratton Flats neighborhood in addition to the 16 started earlier this summer in Eagle. The 24 homes underway …
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Valley’s Voice: Prop 123
A recent Colorado Health Foundation study showed housing affordability as a top concern for Coloradans. Hous- ing affordability and the cascade of issues it creates for our communities are well known. A few weeks ago, the Vail Daily ran an article explain- ing the affordability gap that exists between what the average Eagle County worker …
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hile stunningly beautiful and impressively entertaining, calling the Vail Valley home can be hard when access to affordable housing is so difficult. With such limited space and an ever-increasing demand for places to live in the mountains of Colorado, the housing crisis places strain upon too many in the community, from the young students and …
Valley’s Voice: Future leaders & affordable home
My coworker shared what’s be- coming a common story: A be- loved community member, and his wife, packed their condo and moved away. He was one of those people who made a difference: he was a teacher, as was his wife. He coached at a local gym, helped run camps for young kids, and exuded …
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Valley’s Voice: A person can change a community
We just welcomed 16 new families into Habitat for Humanity, which got me thinking about the “Habi- tat family” and how my work here has allowed me to see firsthand how people volunteer to their strengths. They give their time and knowledge to advance Habitat’s work, making our community a better place. Often over time, …
Habitat construirá 16 hogares
La vivienda se encuentra cada vez más fuera del alcance de muchas per- sonas que viven y trabajan en el con- dado de Eagle. En 2022-23, recibimos 170 solicitudes para 24 viviendas. Nuestros maestros, agentes del orden público, bomberos, conductores de autobús y los trabajadores de super- mercados merecen un hogar seguro y estable. leer …