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03/18/2024
International Women’s Day
International Women's Day 2024 was a milestone for Tacoma Habitat: For the first time ever, 100% of the staff and volunteers on our construction site were female.
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10/09/2023
Welcome home, Amber
On October 6, the Habitat community welcomed Amber and her children home with a dedication ceremony. Having been in the program a year and a half, this day of joy has been a long-time coming.
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08/14/2023
ICF with Carbon-Neutral Concrete
At the three-home plat in Gig Harbor, Tacoma/Pierce County Habitat for Humanity is utilizing an innovative framing process: Insulated Concrete Forms (ICF) with carbon-neutral concrete.
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05/18/2023
Roofing Academy Helps Seniors
Since 2021, Tacoma/Pierce County Habitat for Humanity's Aging in Place critical home repair program has provided a dozen roof replacements for Pierce County senior homeowners – seven in partnership with the GAF Roofing Academy.
Read More11/03/2021
House that Beer Built 2
Raise your glass and grab a hammer... Olympic Eagle Distributing and Constellation Brands are partnering to build another Habitat for Humanity home in Pierce County.
Read More10/20/2020
GAF provides roofs
GAF's Community Contractor program allows for donated roofs for Habitat homes; GAF provides material and local contractors provide labor. GAF Territory Manager, Tom Stancik, has arranged 35 roof installations for six Habitat affiliates.
Read More06/06/2019
Habitat Dominicana
In less than a week our team of 16 employees from Cisco, and their partner companies, built two new homes with Habitat for Humanity Dominican Republic. Not bad for a bunch of tech employees from…
Read More05/07/2019
A house to provide many homes
Thanks to a generous property donation by MultiCare Health System and the hardwork of volunteers and partners, the house at 407 S M Street is ready to be listed. Here's a peak at the renovation…
Read More07/10/2018
A House With A Very Special Purpose
Today the doors of 417 S. M Street were open, welcoming neighbors, realtors, and prospective home buyers for a peek at the newly refurbished historic home. Walking through, it is easy to imagine dinner parties…
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