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03/26/2022

Habitat Challenge FAQs

Our urban rappel is back! The Habitat Challenge, set for Friday, September 16, 2022, is a daring fundraiser for Tacoma Habitat where you will find yourself 245' above Tacoma with just one way down. Learn…

08/30/2022

AMI Limits

As they do each summer, HUD released the new Area Median Income (AMI) limits and rather than incremental change as we are accustomed to seeing, the numbers this year took big leaps across the board.…

07/03/2022

Rappelling Hotel Murano

Christine, a rappeler from the 2021 Habitat Challenge, breaks down what the event was like and how the fundraising piece worked for her.

Fred and Patsy pose with neighbors Brett and Kerry, who helped them replace their failing roof.

06/29/2022

Faith & Good Neighbors

A local pastor and his wife rally their community to raise funds to replace their aging neighbors' roof, with a little help from Tacoma Habitat's Aging in Place program and Lowe's.

06/28/2022

State of the Nation’s Housing

The Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University just released its latest State of the Nation's Housing report, suggesting that after a record-shattering year in 2021, the housing market is now at an inflection…

06/15/2022

Welcome home, Christina

After three years of hard work, Christina and her family are welcomed home to the first of the Weyerhaeuser Alumni sponsored houses in Pierce County.

05/27/2022

Housing Disparity in Tacoma

The City of Tacoma released a comprehensive report on race-based disparity in homeownership in November 2021, which found clear disparities associated with Black populations owning homes. Read some of the more impactful data points within.

05/25/2022

A Roof for Mark

Senior homeowner Mark wasn't sure where to turn when his roof began to leak. Thanks to Tacoma Habitat's Aging in Place program and some Collegiate Challenge volunteers, he now has a new roof.

05/15/2022

Weyerhaeuser Alumni Homes

Eight retired Weyerhaeuser Company executives led a campaign to raise $1.18 million and provide housing for ten families across five years.

05/13/2022

Bill Barrett Legacy House

Bill Barrett was a Habitat hero, and his impact on our organization and its people are boundless. His family honors his legacy with the construction of the Bill Barrett Legacy House, the first walls of…