Habitat Homeowner Spotlight
Welcome Home Leticia, Abraham, Analei, and Adela!
Meet Leticia and family. Leticia is a single mom of three children Abraham (14), Analei (11), and Adela (3). For the past 2 years she has worked as a hair stylist and has lived in the Tri-City area most of her life.

Leticia’s home is the third home Tri-County Partners has completed during the Covid-19 pandemic. And we could not have done it without her partnership. She is a proven hard worker skilled in accomplishing just about any task from the construction site, at the Habitat Store, to administrative support in the office. After her home dedication she has even returned to volunteer her time on the other Habitat homes under construction on her street. Thank you, Leticia!

During the time that the construction site was closed to volunteers and homeowners Leticia brought lunch for the small crews that were able to be on the site. After Covid restrictions were lifted she spent every day and every available hour completing her sweat equity commitment and completed the majority of her 500 sweat equity hours on her own. Well Done!
With her additional time off during stay-at-home orders, Leticia refurbished used furniture that she will use in her new home. We are excited to see how her decorating skills come into play as she makes her new house a home.

Leticia is very grateful to be a part of the Habitat community and we are so proud to have her as a homeowner partner. It was important to her that she acknowledged and thanked everyone in the Habitat family and the many people who helped Leticia achieve this dream for her own family, including: store and office staff and volunteers, construction site crews, crew leads, other Habitat homeowner partners (and now neighbors!), community volunteers, and even store shoppers. It took a Habitat village to achieve her dream.  


Congratulations Leticia!
Construction Updates
This year we have completed 4 homes, 2 in Kennewick and 2 in Pasco. That's 4 local families that we have been able to help because of your support. Our new subdivision on South Cedar Avenue in Pasco is underway. It will have 11 homes, the first of which was begun in April.

Six homes are currently under construction on South Cedar Avenue in Pasco, with the first one scheduled to be complete in October.

Top Photo: 308 Cedar's foundation

Middle Photo: Shared driveway completed for 4 homes

Bottom Photo: Volunteers working hard at the site
Monthly Giver Highlight
Juanita Rettinghouse
Juanita first got involved with Habitat in 1992 as a volunteer answering and directing telephone calls. Back when the office was in a warehouse along the railroad tracks in Kennewick. When she was in a position to give, she began to support Habitat as a monthly giver and continues her faithful support to this day.
"What Habitat does for families that
couldn't afford a home another way....
I couldn't say enough good things."
Join Juanita in supporting Habitat as a monthly giver. Our monthly givers help us continue building in our community and supporting local families in need of decent & affordable shelter.
Volunteer
After 3 months of carefully monitoring the changing situations, we at Habitat for Humanity – TCP are excited to announce that we will be beginning to open up our construction sites to a limited number of volunteers. Please help us build up the lives of our community.

We will be working in Pasco Monday-Wednesday, and Friday-Saturday 8am-2:30pm. We are committed to providing a safe environment and encourage all volunteers to practice safe social distancing practices while at the site.

  • No experience required. Just an openness and willingness to learn.
  • For those of you with a little more experience and expertise, we are also looking for a few crew leads willing to help all of our volunteers succeed.

We also have opportunities in the Habitat Store which is now open for in-store shopping.

To learn more please check out our website www.habitatbuilds.com

Ready to jump in? Fill out an application, read our safety guidelines, and sign the safety waiver at https://habitatbuilds.com/ovaf/

Questions? Reach out to our Volunteer Coordinator at volunteer@habitat-tcp.org
Homes, Communities, Hope + You
Now more than ever, we need you.
Your support makes Habitat’s mission to build homes, communities and hope successful – it always has. Habitat is needed now more than ever. And now more than ever, we need you.

Our neighbors and our communities have been hit hard by the economic shocks of COVID-19. The world was already experiencing a housing crisis, but now COVID-19 has revealed the extent of that crisis and added to its urgency.

The millions of families who were already struggling with unhealthy living conditions and unaffordable rent are now joined by millions more who have lost income as businesses have closed and workers have lost jobs.
“Nearly one-third of Americans aren’t confident they’ll be able to keep a roof over their heads if a recession hits.”— CNBC
The need of our neighbors has never been more pronounced, and you can help ensure that we are able to not just continue but accelerate our work in Benton, Franklin, and Walla Walla Counties to ensure that everyone has a decent place to call home. 

Your one-time or monthly gift will directly support:
  • 9 families currently in our pipeline working toward their homeownership opportunity.
Habitat Store
We are open! The hours are Tuesday - Saturday 10 AM - 4 PM with the store closing from 1 PM - 2 PM for sanitizing. Mask or face shield must be worn by all adults and children (5 year old and over) coming into the store while shopping (No exception made). This is regulated by L & I and Health Department to protect customers and associates. Please practice social distancing of 6 feet per individual.

Now you can also shop our store online! Every purchase helps us continue building Habitat homes for local families.