Spring is in the air, and at Habitat Heartland we are feeling a renewed sense of excitement for our upcoming projects!
All 9 of our ReStores are open to the public, ready to serve you in-store and online for all your home improvement, decor, and DIY needs! Doing Spring cleaning this month? Don't throw away your new / like-new furniture and home goods - donate to the ReStore and keep your good items out of the landfill! Our stores are following all provincially mandates protocols for remaining open during lockdown, learn more here.
March 25th was the Virtual Key Ceremony for Teagan's family and Shayna's family in St. Thomas! If you missed it streaming live, make sure to watch the video on our Facebook page. Preparations are underway for our next build for 2 local families in Drumbo, and we started an exciting new renovation project in London for Jamie & Jennifer's family! Our Brook Street build in Simcoe has been progressing well thanks to your support, with our build crew and volunteers ready to tackle the interior finishes.
Habitat Heartland is celebrating our volunteers in a special way this April 18 - 24 as part of National Volunteer Week! Keep an eye out for our Volunteer Week content, and if you're interested in volunteering with us, learn more below!
Thank you for your continued support, and stay well!
Brian Elliot, CEO Habitat for Humanity Heartland Ontario
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Learn how to become a Habitat homeowner on our website.
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St. Thomas Virtual Key Ceremony!
To celebrate the completion of our semi-detached build in St. Thomas for Shayna's family & Teagan's family, we held a live streamed Virtual Key Ceremony on our Facebook page! If you missed it live on March 25th, you can still watch here.
The Habitat Heartland team was thrilled to hand the keys over to our newest Habitat homeowners at 92 & 94 Scott Street. Shayna, along with her children Jackson and Jordyn and live-in babysitter Raige will live at 94 Scott Street. Teagan and her son Dante will live at 92 Scott Street.
We were also safely joined on site by Mayor of St. Thomas Joe Preston, St. Thomas City Manager Wendell Graves, Grant MacDonald and Chris Zwicker - Co-chairs St. Thomas Steering Committee, STEHBA Director Scott Sleightholm, as well as a rep from one of our Title Sponsors 94.1 myFM St. Thomas.
All provincially mandated COVID health and safety procedures were followed, and we were happy the community could join us in celebrating virtually!
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Team Build Days 2021
Invest in your team while investing in your community! Habitat Heartland's Team Build Day program is the ultimate team building experience - engage your employees and friends by building homes and helping your local community.
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The siding is up and a new front porch awaits our future Habitat homeowners Sharon, Russ and Krysten!
As progress continues on completing the exterior of our Brook Street build in Simcoe, Norfolk County, the Habitat Heartland Brant-Norfolk build crew and volunteers will turn their focus inside.
Keep up with the progress on our social media pages to get an “inside peek”! We can’t wait to reveal more, especially as our future homeowners safely join our build crew and volunteers to help build their home.
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Culver Drive Renovation Project |
In March, we began work on a renovation project at a semi-detached home on Culver Drive in London that was very generously donated to Habitat Heartland!
This renovation project is an exciting new way that Habitat Heartland is helping local families achieve affordable homeownership in an efficient and environmentally sustainable way.
Culver Drive will soon be home to Jamie & Jennifer's family! Special thanks to all our build volunteers for your support throughout this project - we couldn't do it without you.
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Skills Catalyst Training with Habitat Heartland!
Next group start date is April 13th!
We aim to provide participants with on-the-job training and life skills that can have a long-lasting and life changing impact. This program is open without discrimination to all members in our community, including those who may be experiencing barriers entering the labour market.
Transportation subsidies are available!
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Meet Our Team
Tracey - Regional ReStore Manager, Habitat Heartland Ontario
"Don't lift what you can't"... Obviously, you would not be able to lift something you can’t, but it also reminds us that we can’t do everything alone. It takes a team or a community, who have a common goal, to come together and support each other to reach the final outcome. This is what I see in our merger between Brant-Norfolk and Heartland Ontario."
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Habitat Heartland amalgamated with Habitat Brant-Norfolk!
We are thrilled to have amalgamated with Habitat Brant Norfolk! We will now work together as one Habitat Heartland Ontario to build strength, stability, and self-reliance in Brantford and the counties of Brant, Elgin, Middlesex, Norfolk, Oxford & Perth.
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Volunteer with Habitat Heartland! |
With a variety of positions in our ReStores & on our Build Sites, it's easy to get involved!
Our organization relies on hundreds of volunteers annually, but due to COVID, our volunteer numbers have reduced and our programs have been impacted.
Thank you to all our volunteers, past and present, who help make our mission possible. We look forward to highlighting your important work April 18 - 24 to celebrate National Volunteer Week!
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Thank you to all of our dedicated Habitat volunteers!
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Shop the ReStore in-store! |
Welcome back! Shop all 9 Habitat Heartland ReStores in-store - now including Brantford & Simcoe!
All our ReStores are following provincially mandated guidelines for reopening in their area - thank you for your cooperation!
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Shop all 9 Habitat Heartland ReStores online!
Curbside pickup and local delivery options available - contact your local ReStore for details.
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Spring Cleaning? Donate to the ReStore! |
Donating to your local ReStore gives good product a new life!
Habitat ReStores accept a wide-range of quality new and gently-used items including: Kitchens, Light fixtures, Windows, Lumber, Appliances, Furniture, Tools & more!
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ReStore DIY Project - Enter the Habitat Canada Circular Economy Competition! |
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To celebrate 30 years of the Habitat ReStore in Canada and our mission of environmental sustainability, Habitat Canada is launching the ReStore Circular Economy Competition to showcase your DIY upcycled projects using ReStore items / materials!
Your submitted project will be on virtual display during the 2021 Habitat Canada National Conference and AGM this May where attendees will vote on their favourite DIY project. The person or group with the most votes will be deemed Habitat Canada's 2021 ReStore Circular Economy Winner!
To enter, email the following to marketing@habitat4home.ca by April 16th: 1) Before & after pictures of your ReStore DIY project
2) Your name
3) A short description of your project.
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Rita and Omar’s bioclimatic Habitat home |
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There was a time when Rita couldn’t picture a better future for her family.
They lived on the slopes of the San Miguel volcano, known locally as Chaparrastique, in one of the hottest regions of Central America. The extreme temperatures there often negatively affect health, nutrition and overall quality of life. Heightening that harsh reality, Rita, her husband, Omar, and their daughters lived in a structure made of tin sheets, plastic and blankets, a space that lacked electricity and access to drinking water.
Since partnering with Habitat for Humanity, things have changed. Rita and Omar now live in the sturdy, affordable home they built with Habitat for Humanity El Salvador. This bioclimatic home relies on wind, vegetation, the sun and even the heat to reduce their energy needs and costs.
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Build strength, stability and self-reliance through affordable homeownership for a local family today,
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Pacific ReStore
5-40 Pacific Court. London
t: 519-659-1949 ext. 225
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Adelaide ReStore
317 Adelaide St. London
t: 519-659-1949 ext. 281
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Wonderland ReStore
611 Wonderland Rd. N. London
t: 519-659-1949 ext. 261
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Listowel ReStore
1-500 Rocher Rd. Listowel
t: 519-815-8158
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St. Thomas ReStore
5-280 Edward St. St. Thomas
t: 519-631-6868
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Stratford ReStore
598 Lorne Ave East. Stratford
t: 519-273-7155
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Woodstock ReStore
1058 Parkinson Rd. Woodstock
t: 519-421-0003
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Brantford ReStore
80 Morton Ave. E. Brantford
t: (519) 751-7474
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Simcoe ReStore
29 Park Rd. Simcoe
t: (519) 426-8686
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