Creating Change with Cotton Did you know? Habitat for Humanity Vail Valley participates in Cotton’s Blue Jeans Go Green™ program, which upcycles denim into UltraTouch™ Denim Insulation. This natural cotton fiber insulation (provided to Habitat through a generous grant) is what we use for our local building efforts. About the Denim Recycling Drive Give old […]
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Habitat Dedicates Final Four Homes in Stratton Flats Since 2012, Habitat has built 40 homes in the Gypsum neighborhood Habitat for Humanity Vail Valley celebrated the completion of its Stratton Flats neighborhood on Saturday, August 24th with its annual home dedication ceremony. The last four houses in the development were finished in August 2019 when
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Families across the United States are paying too high a price to cover the cost of home. Rents and homeownership costs are skyrocketing, while wages are not keeping pace. Everyone should have enough money left over after paying rent or mortgage costs to cover life’s necessities. What is the Cost of Home campaign? Habitat
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Eagle County Schools and Habitat Vail Valley will host a groundbreaking ceremony on Thursday, May 30, 2019, at 4:00 p.m. to celebrate the start of construction of 12 new homes in Gypsum. The workforce housing partnership between Eagle County Schools and HFHVV is the first of its kind among 1,000+ Habitat for Humanity affiliates nationwide.
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Sam Friday, along with 10 other AmeriCorps NCCC volunteers, spent six weeks volunteering with Habitat for Humanity Vail Valley in November and December 2018. The crew completed 2,500 volunteer hours during their time in the Vail area. Below is Sam’s reflection of his volunteer experience. “Growing up I never really experienced many challenges of my
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By Laura G. (Habitat for Humanity Vail Valley homeowner since 2017) My name is Laura Gonzalez; I moved to the Valley in 1997 when I was thirteen and have been here since. For the past eleven years, I have worked at Edwards Elementary School as a secretary, and I love my job. I have Logan
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By Lincoln V. (2015-2016 AmeriCorps Member) We finally finished one of the duplex units in March 2016. Finishing that unit and watching the families move in is probably my favorite part of being with Habitat Vail Valley. I grew up in a military family, so I was constantly moving around every 2-3 years. Growing up
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Xin chao (hello) from Vietnam! We just wrapped up day three of our build and the team is in high spirits! We have completed the foundation and laid 20 rows of bricks so far. It has been very hot and muggy and we have been pouring sweat! The family whose home we are building has
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