No matter who we are or where we come from, we all deserve a decent place to call home. Tacoma/Pierce County Habitat for Humanity has been constructing, rehabbing, and repairing homes in the community since 1985, serving income-qualified households living at or below 80 percent of the Area Median Income who may otherwise be compressed out of the housing market. As one of the region’s leading affordable housing developers, Tacoma Habitat is also an advocate for housing affordability and actively engaged in affordable housing policy. Tacoma Habitat also offers free HUD-approved housing counseling to all Pierce County residents, helping people to become homeowner ready and/or hold on to their owned home through financial hardship. Additionally, we provide low-cost adaptive home modifications and repairs to Pierce County senior citizens and disabled Veterans through our Aging in Place program. Our work is only possible through the efforts of our incredible volunteers and donors, and the support of the Habitat Stores (Tacoma, Lakewood, Puyallup). Learn more at tpc-habitat.org and/or follow us on Facebook and Instagram to see what we're up to day to day (@TacomaHabitat).
Tacoma/Pierce County Habitat for Humanity的外部链接
4824 South Tacoma Way
US，Washington，Tacoma，98409
Thanks to our partners at Pierce County for investing in affordable homeownership!
Pierce County Human Services uses local and federal funding to finance the development and preservation of affordable rental housing and the development of homeownership opportunities for low income households in Pierce County. ????? Here's an update on a few projects we're developing alongside Tacoma/Pierce County Habitat for Humanity. ?? PierceCountyWa.gov/AHP
Thanks to City of Tacoma and Tacoma Public Utilities for the transfer of a surplus property on N Orchard, for the creation of affordable homeownership opportunities with Tacoma Habitat. We hope to soon begin construction of four cottage-style homes on the land that formerly served as a substation. We're grateful for partnerships like this that serve our community! Read more: https://lnkd.in/gHEj6KgY
Congratulations to Tacoma Habitat Board Member Anne Jones for her 2024 Women’s Leadership Award from University of Washington Tacoma's Milgard School of Business! Read all about it: https://lnkd.in/gSpvRBQC
Yesterday, we had the honor of showing Hilary Franz, Commissioner of Public Lands, around our three-home project in Gig Harbor. We had a great conversation about the importance of prioritizing affordable housing construction on publicly owned lands, and we are excited about partnering with the Department of Natural Resources to bring more homeownership opportunities to Pierce County! The Canterwood neighborhood is the first development of zero-carbon homes in the United States. Learn more about Habitat's sustainable building techniques at Canterwood here: https://lnkd.in/gqmeGZaT
Tacoma Habitat is thrilled to announce that we have received federal funding from Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland for our 80-home preservation project in Pierce County! We are honored to be one of 14 community projects selected for investment. Thank you, Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland and team, for supporting permanently affordable homeownership in Pierce County.
Tacoma/Pierce County Habitat for Humanity转发了
Last week, Sherrana Kildun and I, along with Habitat homeowner Peka, traveled to Washington, D.C. to represent Tacoma/Pierce County Habitat for Humanity at Habitat on the Hill 2024. It was an incredible experience--from meeting folks from Habitat affiliates across the country, to attending fascinating seminars and keynotes (pictured: Land Use Panel at the Urban Institute featuring ANGELA BROOKS, FAICP and Yonah Freemark!), to advocating for affordable homeownership on Capitol Hill, I am returning to Washington state both completely exhausted and extremely proud of what our team accomplished. Opportunities like these ones cause me to reflect on how grateful I am to have worked for two different affiliates of Habitat for Humanity International. Affordable housing is arguably the most pressing challenge facing communities across the nation, and I feel fortunate to work for an organization that not only provides attainable homeownership opportunities to hardworking families but also advocates for system-level changes that promote a vision of a world where everyone has a place to call home. Until next time, D.C.!
Thanks to our partners at Regence BlueShield for this great piece about our Aging in Place program. An AARP survey reports over 70% of homeowners will require some type of intervention in order for them to safely remain in their homes as they age. Furthermore, one in three adults over the age of 60 will suffer a fall in their home — often resulting in serious, even devastating, injuries. Simple modifications, home repairs and/or accessibility features can greatly reduce these risks.?By providing low-cost repairs and health-based home modifications, our Aging in Place program ensures older adults can safely stay in their homes, in communities of their choice. We are grateful for partners like Regence BlueShield that help fund this critical program. To learn more, visit https://lnkd.in/gBaKQAxr.
“As we think about health care, it doesn't just mean going to a doctor,” says Claire V., president of Regence BlueShield. “Health care is also the community we live in and the resources that are available to us. Whether that is housing security, food security, mental health care and wellness, it all works together.” At Regence, we are proud of our corporate foundation that recently funded Tacoma/Pierce County Habitat for Humanity's repair program that helps seniors age in place by making their homes safer and more accessible.
Over the past couple years, Tacoma/Pierce County Habitat for Humanity has been working with Pierce County Housing Authority to purchase a portion of their single-family homes to transition into Habitat's portfolio of permanently affordable homeownership opportunities for first-time buyers. In total, Tacoma Habitat hopes to purchase up to 80 of the single-family homes, and PCHA will use the profits to establish new multi-family rentals to address the growing need for affordable housing in our community. With housing prices at an all-time high, it has been an inspiring and fascinating time to pilot this innovative model of home preservation and development in partnership with PCHA. Learn more about PCHA's great work so far and Tacoma Habitat's involvement here: https://lnkd.in/gM4XR45M
Tacoma Habitat is seeking Real Estate Services and has issued a Request for Qualifications. Are you a residential real estate agent in Pierce County? Check out the details at https://lnkd.in/d72-mkZF and submit your proposal by 2:30 PM on 10/30/23. #realestate #residentialrealestate #realestateagent #PierceCounty
Congrats Lenaya Grabowski, EIT and thank you for serving with Tacoma Habitat! ?? And, thanks to Parametrix for their ongoing commitment to community! Since 2018, 29 volunteers from Parametrix have contributed over 286 hours on our builds and we are grateful.
Since 2019, Parametrix has recognized employee-owners who exemplify our core value of compassion by giving back to their communities. Congratulations to this year's top ten Volunteers of the Year, who logged a combined nearly 1800 hours working with organizations such as Tacoma/Pierce County Habitat for Humanity, Engineers Without Borders - Portland Professionals, In4All, New Mexico Archaeological Council, BDI - Business Diversity Institute, Pierce County Explorer Search & Rescue, and others: Kevin Whitehouse Maeve Harris, EIT Rachel Durham Rachel Yonamine Tracy Lunsford (Fisher) Gregory Mastropietro Susan Swift Cindy Clark Aleksei Hnastchenko, P.E. Lenaya Grabowski, EIT