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October 21, 2016

UGA Student Chapter of Habitat Is Homecoming Parade Winner

This past Friday, the 14th, we participated in the UGA Homecoming Parade alongside our affiliate student chapter at UGA- and WON the float contest! Doug Carver, our Director of Construction, headed the construction of our beautiful float. Doug spends his days working with our 3 German exchange workers who are working with us for the Read More

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October 5, 2016

Help Out Habitat with Amazon Smile

Let’s see if you are qualified to help out at Athens Habitat for Humanity. Do you use Amazon for your online shopping? Yes? Then you are good to go! Now you can make a difference right here in Athens just by doing what you are already doing every day- shopping online! Amazon has created Amazon Read More

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February 22, 2016

Athens Area Habitat for Humanity dedicates Bishop Home in partnership with P.E.P.

      February 20, 2016 (Athens, GA) — Athens Area Habitat for Humanity dedicated its 84th Habitat home built in the Athens area on Saturday February 20, 2016, 3pm at 145 Carter Street. First Presbyterian Church, Ebenezer Baptist Church West and the Presbyterian Stu-dent Center at UGA joined to sponsor and build the home Read More

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February 17, 2016

AAHFH dedicates 84th home for Bishop family sponsored and built by P.E.P.

Athens Area Habitat for Humanity will dedicate its 84th Habitat home built in the Athens area on Saturday February 20, 2016, 3pm at 145 Carter Street. First Presbyterian Church, Ebenezer Baptist Church West and the Presbyterian Student Center at UGA joined to sponsor and build the home as the PEP Partnership. The home was built Read More

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February 2, 2016

The Impact of Donating to Athens Area Habitat ReStores

WHERE THE DISH AND THE SPOON RAN AWAY TO By Spencer Frye, Executive Director, Athens Area Habitat for Humanity I’ll bet you there’s something in your home right now that you love, maybe a tool or a work of art or just some token of memory, but you have no idea where it came from Read More

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January 5, 2016

Join the Committee of 1000 today!

Every year in January, there’s a very special party held in Athens, GA, with music and great food and hundreds of interesting people who are all building a house, in which none of them will live. This party, hosted by Athens Area Habitat for Humanity and the guest list which changes each year is called Read More

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December 23, 2015

Happy Holidays from Athens Area Habitat for Humanity.

The staff at Athens Area Habitat for Humanity would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New year. As you celebrate this holiday season consider joining Athens Area Habitat for Humanity in our mission of changing lives by building affordable housing in our community. There are many ways you can get involved. Read More

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October 15, 2015

We would like to thank our JJRRR sponsors. Hyundai of Athens, Bank of the Ozarks, Jackson EMC, Smart Urgent Care, Athens Ford, Red and Black, Carson Plumbing, National Bank of Georgia, Jeff Field and Assoc., Heyward Allen and CC DARE Unit.

Athens Area Habitat for Humanity would like to send sincere thanks to all of our sponsors and volunteers of the 8th Annual Jittery Joe’s Ride Rock and Run. The rain made its presence but our bikers, runners and volunteers persevered. It takes special people to come out in the wet elements for such a good Read More

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September 22, 2015

Athens Area Habitat For Humanity Promotes Community Revitalization with Carpenters Circle Dedication Tuesday September 29, 2015

Athens Area Habitat for Humanity will dedicate the Carpenters Circle neighborhood on Tuesday, September 29th at 5:30pm. The neighborhood is located at 160 Carpenters Circle. All are welcome to attend this outdoor dedication. The Carpenters Circle dedication is an important milestone for Athens Area Habitat For Humanity serving as a huge part of our community Read More

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September 8, 2015

8th Annual Jittery Joe’s Ride Rock and Run to build the 84th home for Athens Area Habitat for Humanity.

Athens Area Habitat for Humanity is proud to announce our 8th annual Jittery Joe’s Ride Rock and Run to build our 84th home! This exciting event combines metric century and half century bike rides, a 5K and live music for a full day of family friendly outdoor fun on beautiful Barber Street! The Jittery Joe’s Read More

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July 13, 2015

AAHFH and P.E.P. celebrates groundbreaking for 83rd Athens Area Habitat home.

Athens Area Habitat for Humanity, First Presbyterian Church, Ebenezer Baptist Church West and the Presbyterian Student Center at UGA broke ground on the 83rd Athens Area Habitat home Saturday July 11th. This was the first day of what will be a 4 month process of building a 3 bedroom 2 bathroom home for hardworking Athens Read More

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July 7, 2015

Athens Area Habitat Supports the New American Dream!

Athens Habitat supports the new American dream of affordable housing for all! We believe the New American Dream is one where every American lives in a safe, nurturing environment with access to quality education, healthcare, public spaces and community services. More than half a million people in the United States do not have a home Read More

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June 16, 2015

Wells Fargo Housing Foundation nails volunteering!

Everyone at Athens Area Habitat for Humanity would like to give a huge thank you to Wells Fargo for their contribution to our cause and help with this Saturday’s build!

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June 15, 2015

Habitat for Humanity: The Mission

Affordable housing is housing deemed affordable to those with a medium household income. Families who pay more than 30 percent of their income for housing are considered cost burdened and may have difficulty affording necessities such as food, clothing, transportation and medical care. An estimated 12 million renter and homeowner households now pay more than Read More

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May 18, 2015

Renew Habitat ReStore Furniture with These Tips and Tricks!

Update outdated furniture and make it your own! Here’s an idea: we got one of the chairs from our ReStore East and painted it a beautiful mint blue.  Here’s how we did it! Tools:  Latex paint Fabric Textile Medium Water Paint Brush Paint stirrer and cup (or bowl) to mix the paint Spray bottle The Read More

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