New Year, New Financial Plan

New Year, New Financial Plan

By: Kim Kerr, Family Services Manager Here at Habitat, our families and I, are beginning the year focusing on getting our finances in great order.We are using a program from Dave Ramsey called Financial Peace University.The program is designed to help us live our...
Happy New Year

Happy New Year

By: Kim Kerr, Family Services Manager It is hard to believe we have almost reached 2020!!  A little early, I know, but Happy New Year to you all!  Time for new beginnings.  Out with the old, in with the new.  I am so excited to start my new year, looking forward to a...
STEM High School Partnership

STEM High School Partnership

Habitat for Humanity of Summit County partnered for the second year with the Akron Public NIHF STEM High School to make wooden house plaques out of donated flooring from the ReStore. Students learned about Habitat’s mission while working in teams to create...

Partner Family Holiday Party 2019

Our Partner Families gathered for a Holiday Party on Tuesday, December 10th for a night of delicious food, fun holiday crafts, and music. The children decorated their own ‘gingerbread homes’, made reindeer food, and enjoyed a reading of the Polar Express...
Do & Be Better in 2020

Do & Be Better in 2020

Need help choosing a New Year’s Resolution in 2020? Resolutions are all about improving and striving to do better and be better. We create goals in January that we work towards and continuously aim towards throughout the year. People joke about resolutions...
How to Donate to a Fresh Start

How to Donate to a Fresh Start

Step 1: Recognize the Problem You’ve upgraded. You’re downsizing. You’re decluttering. Step 2: Weigh the Options.  Toss it & add to a landfill. Sell it & deal with the hassle. Donate it & support your community. Step 3: Set Up a...