Habitat For Humanity of Omaha History
More Than 25 Years in Omaha
In 1984 Habitat for Humanity of Omaha was incorporated in the state of Nebraska and became an affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International. The very first Habitat Omaha house was a rennovation in North Omaha and it took two years to complete. Today a new home typically takes a volunteer crew 13 weeks from start to finish. Habitat Omaha completed 16 homes in 2006, 21 homes in 2007, 22 homes in 2008 and 25 in 2009. We are on schedule to complete a total of 27 homes in 2010. Below are a few Habitat Omaha milestones.
Habitat for Humanity of Omaha is one of 1,500 affiliates found around the world. Find out how a small farm in Georgia gave birth to this world wide movement.
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Habitat Omaha's many specialty builds, such as the NCAA Builds during the College World series, help spread the word about Habitat Omaha's Mission. |
Habitat Omaha's first project was a rehab house, recently a greater focus has been placed on rehab projects in order to preserve the character of neighborhoods. | In 2009 Habitat Omaha introduced the Roof & Repair program to help those in need make necessary repairs to thier homes. |
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| Each house dedication ceremony is a special time when volunteers, donors, staff, family and friends come together to celebrate the new homeowners accomplishment. | Habitat Omaha has held many Home Builders Blitz builds where professional builders each donate the money and resources needed for one house and then build that house in less than one week. (Photo by James Nedresky) | In 2000 the Habitat Omaha ReStore, a discount home-improvement outlet, opened shop and has been using 100% of its proceedes to help build Habitat homes in Omaha ever since. (Photo by James Nedresky) |
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Habitat Omaha has held many Fall Framing Frenzy's, where houses are framed in less than three days, in order to ensure that there is work that can be done in the cold winter months. |
In July of 2009 Habitat Omaha held its first Kids Day with the goal of engaging the imagination, energy and hope of young people in order to involve them in the work of Habitat for Humanity of Omaha. |
In 2007 Habitat Omaha expanded its area of servie to include Washington County. Our Washington County partners build one house every two years. |
