January Construction Updates
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Despite the aggressive weather with freezing temps and squalls coming from nowhere, construction continues to push on at a more than respectable pace.
Porch Completed in Bennington
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Our Home Repair Program finished up another project in Bennington, allowing safe access to a home, and did so affordably.
ReStore Turns 10!
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Our ReStore is well stocked, beautiful, and a lovely place to walk into and shop around. However, the beginnings were much humbler than that. Before the remodel, before having a storefront at all, we used to hold auctions…
Construction Begins
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After breaking ground in November, we finally received all of the necessary permits and paper work to begin the construction at 5 Greenview Drive in Bennington!
Heart of the Shires Award
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Heart of the Shires Award 11/10/2023 The beautiful glass etched award which now proudly sits in the Habitat office Our Habitat affiliate is overjoyed, and honored to announce that we have earned the Community Leadership Award on behalf of the Heart of the Shires. This is the first award of its kind, meant to honor […]
Groundbreaking in Bennington
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This past Friday, October 27th, we broke ground on our 35th local home! We were joined by neighbors, volunteers, state representatives, and students to kick off this build.
This marks our return to Bennington…
Ruth Burns Her Mortgage
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Ruth and Charlene (not photographed) were the second and third homeowners to be accepted into our program in 2004 and 2006 respectively. In less than two decades, they have both been able to completely pay off their 30 year mortgages!