24
Jul
Habitat Families building sweat equity, from home
Category: COVID-19
COVID-19 has changed the way we live in our homes. Home is now our workplace, our children’s classroom or summer camp, and the place where we spend most of our days and evenings. A...
17
Jul
Donor spotlight: Cathy and Peter Clark
Category: Donors in Action
Cathy and Peter Clark started their philanthropic journey with Habitat for Humanity GTA twenty years ago. Over two decades, the family has volunteered with us at home and abroad, e...
16
Jul
How does Habitat ReStore price its items? And why…
Category: News, ReStore
In order to answer the question, there are a few key points that we need to clarify first. Habitat Restore is the social enterprise of Habitat for Humanity GTA. Social enterprises ...
23
Jun
Forging ahead, Habitat for Humanity GTA opens its largest ReStore yet in Etobicoke
Category: ReStore
On Monday June 22nd, we celebrated the grand opening of our new 16,600 sq. ft. Etobicoke ReStore. Located at 700 Kipling Ave., the new ReStore replaces its old location at 7 Queen ...
03
Jun
4 winners in national student writing contest win $80,000 for Habitat GTA
Category: News
Two grand prize winners and two runners up from GTA win for sharing what home means to them The Meaning of Home is a national writing contest in support of Habitat for Humanity Can...
22
May
Habitat Durham and Habitat GTA have amalgamated!
Category: News
On April 1st, 2020 we celebrated virtually as Habitat for Humanity Durham and Habitat for Humanity GTA joined forces. We are now happily merged and excited by the focus and resourc...
21
May
Safely reopening and adapting our build sites
Category: COVID-19, News, Volunteers
At Habitat for Humanity GTA, our heart is in homebuilding. But the health and safety of our community always comes first. That is why on March 16th we made the difficult decision t...
15
May
Reflections on Home in a Time of COVID-19
Category: COVID-19, News
Our CEO, Ene Underwood, reflects on home in a time of COVID-19. The COVID-19 emergency has reminded us all of our vulnerability to larger circumstances that we cannot control. Mo...
12
May
The new in-store shopping experience at Habitat ReStore
Category: COVID-19, News, ReStore
It has been a busy two months navigating a responsible path forward for Habitat for Humanity GTA’s ReStore amidst COVID-19. We have been quickly adapting our operations to best ser...
11
Apr
Online shopping has arrived at Habitat ReStore!
Category: COVID-19, News, ReStore
On March 16th, Habitat for Humanity GTA made the decision to temporarily close our 13 Habitat ReStore locations to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 throughout our community. We rema...