Greeley-Weld Habitat is
AmeriCorps Southwest Region's
Sponsor of the Year
If you have been out to the Greeley-Weld Habitat build site over the last year, you have likely worked alongside one of our AmeriCorps NCCC teams. In their distinctive uniforms and in groups ranging from 8-12 members. These teams come to Greeley from a wide variety of socioeconomic, cultural, geographic, and educational backgrounds, but all share a desire to give back to communities in need.

AmeriCorps NCCC is a full-time, team-based residential service program for 18–26-year-olds. AmeriCorps members are assigned to one of four regional campuses, and then teams complete a variety of service projects within their region, responding to the needs of communities throughout the United States. Each team is led by a specially trained Team Leader, who serves and resides with the team. Members are required to complete a minimum of 1,700 hours, and during their service term receive a living allowance of approximately $4,000, healthcare coverage, and on completion of the program, an education award that can be used to subsidize continued education, or to pay off existing student loans.
Over the last year, GWHFH has been awarded four AmeriCorps NCCC teams, who have served as key contributors to our construction team. With COVID guidelines requiring us to suspend our community volunteer program multiple times, AmeriCorps NCCC teams stepped up to fill the void, allowing us to maintain our housing production through the pandemic. Indeed, through the work of our AmeriCorps NCCC teams, we were able to close more homes in 2020-21 than in any year of our almost 34-year history. Our NCCC teams also serve the community beyond the job site, and have formed close community relationships, eagerly engaged with community volunteer opportunities, and served as ambassadors for the Habitat mission throughout the Greeley area.

In recognition of the strength of the partnership between GWHFH and the AmeriCorps NCCC Southwest region, our affiliate was recently awarded as AmeriCorps NCCC Class 27A Project Sponsor of the Year. This award recognizes our affiliate as having gone above and beyond to create a positive project and learning experience for our NCCC teams. One of our NCCC teams submitted the nomination on behalf of our affiliate, and Greeley-Weld Habitat for Humanity was selected from a pool of nominations reviewed by the AmeriCorps NCCC staff team. It is truly an honor to have this crucial partnership recognized by the AmeriCorps program, and we look forward to hosting NCCC teams for years to come.

Thank you AmeriCorps NCCC Southwest Region!
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WeldWerks has released their 3rd annual House that Beer Built beer as a part of their 10K IPA series - Brewing Better Communities campaign. We are so grateful to the team at WeldWerks for their continued support on and off the job site. The team at WeldWerks is the definition of Habitat Champions! Thanks to their hard work, (and delicious beer), we are able to help more families build better futures! Head into the taproom today to enjoy a delicious brew for a great cause!
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10% off their sales of the Drinks of the Month will go to help local families achieve their dreams of homeownership!

July 24th is their Give Back Night featuring live jazz music! so while you check out the Greeley Arts Picnic stop in and know 15% of total sales will be donated to your local Greeley-Weld Habitat for Humanity!
Matt Notter, CFO Roche Construction
Greeley-Weld Habitat Board President
What drew you to volunteer with Greeley-Weld Habitat as a board member?

I was initially drawn to Habitat because of the sustainable nature of the mission. Providing safe and affordable housing is an amazing feat, but the way each homeowner, donor, and volunteer contributes creates a sustainable long-term mechanism to keep the mission going as long as necessary, and that really appealed to me.

How do you think Habitat for Humanity impacts the Weld County community?

Based on the first-hand accounts of prospective and current Habitat homeowners, the impact is obvious….we are helping to create generational changes in how our partner families view housing and develop economic empowerment. Each home we build changes the lives of the family living in it along with educating our donors and volunteers about the immense need.

What does Habitat’s mission mean to you personally?

Personally, stable housing has always been a very important part of my life. As the son of a military father, we got accustomed to moving frequently, military rental housing, and no homeownership. While this was a great upbringing, it did teach me the value that homeownership and stability can provide. For many of us, it is easy to forget what a benefit and a privilege it is to own our homes.

What was one of your favorite moments in your work with Habitat?

My favorite moment with Habitat is at each home dedication witnessing the homeowner’s children receiving their quilts from our Faith Committee partners. Something about that moment and seeing the joy on their faces really gets to me. They tend to come to us from very harsh living conditions and you can really see the hope in their eyes during those dedications. Those quilts are a tangible gift for the kids that also represents the warmth and safety that Habitat provides.

What would you say to other interested donors, potential volunteers? Has working with Habitat been a rewarding experience?

Working with Habitat has been immensely rewarding from both personal and professional perspectives. Personally, I have been able to witness countless families and volunteers be positively impacted by our work and made memories that cannot be replaced. Nothing beats a home dedication ceremony. Professionally, I have been able to work with really amazing people and created relationships that extend far beyond the mission of Habitat.

Where do you see the future for GWHFH?

I see the future of GWHFH as continuing down the path of large developments and a proliferation of net-zero or high-energy homes. The partnerships we are developing with various organizations are making it possible to create affordable housing that encourages good stewardship of natural resources.
Seats are almost gone at our 2021 Building Futures Annual Breakfast
Greeley-Weld Habitat for Humanity is excited to share an important opportunity to support our mission of providing safe and affordable homes. We welcome everyone to join us in an event that has raised $728,000 and provided 8 Weld County families with homeownership opportunities over the last 5 years.

Interested in helping set up? Volunteers should reach out to our Community Engagement Manager, Tom Clark, Thomas@Greeleyhabitat.org to help out the day of the breakfast!
ReStore Updates
Our Habitat ReStore sells new and gently used furniture, home accessories, building materials, and appliances to the public at a fraction of the retail price. Each sale and donation go to build homes, communities, and hope locally and around the world.

2400 W 29th St, Greeley, CO 80631 970-352-1404
Monday - Saturday 10 am - 6 pm