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Building a Future Rooted in Family
June 4, 2026Building a Future Rooted in Family For nearly three years, Les has volunteered with Habitat’s Senior Crew, spending a few days each week helping build homes alongside fellow volunteers. Through his experience, he saw firsthand how affordable homeownership creates stability and opportunity for local families. When he learned Habitat was accepting applications, he immediately thought…
Preserving Home in Menasha, Together
May 6, 2026Preserving Home in Menasha, Together Across the Fox Cities, the need for safe, stable housing continues to grow. While building new homes is an important part of the solution, there’s another piece that’s just as critical: helping families stay in the homes they already love. That’s exactly what a new partnership between the City of Menasha and Greater Fox Cities…
Almost Home to Homebuyer
April 1, 2026Almost Home to Homebuyer Natalie’s journey to homeownership is a powerful story of resilience, growth, and determination. As a mother of four, she faced a major life transition, stepping into the role of primary provider while rebuilding her finances, credit, and stability from the ground up. When she entered Habitat’s Almost Home program, she wasn’t…
Keeping Homes Safe in the Fox Cites
March 4, 2026Keeping Homes Safe in the Fox Cites For many homeowners, the goal is simple: to stay in the home they’ve worked hard for, in the neighborhood they love, for as long as possible. But as homes age, repairs can become overwhelming, and for some families, even a small issue like a leaking roof, unsafe steps, or outdated wiring…
What is Sweat Equity?
February 4, 2026What is Sweat Equity? At Fox Cities Habitat, homeownership is about more than signing paperwork or paying a 0% interest mortgage. Our homebuyers roll up their sleeves, show up, and actively partner in the process through something called Sweat Equity. Sweat equity is the unpaid time and effort Habitat homebuyers invest as they work toward…