Tacoma/Pierce County Habitat for Humanity的动态

Thanks to our partners at Pierce County for investing in affordable homeownership!

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.

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.

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.