On Sunday August 15^th Habitat Families and friends gathered together at Johnson’s Park to celebrate community at the 2^nd Annual Homeowner Homecoming Potluck & Picnic.  Over 150 participants enjoyed potluck dish selections from homemade goodies to fresh fruit and meat on the grill.  We were lucky to have a perfect summer day with plenty of wind to keep the kites flying high in the air and the bugs away!  The younger attendees had a great time with hula hoops, lawn games, a visit from McGruff the Crime Dog, The Milwaukee Fire Department, Bell Ambulance, and Boehner’s Botanical Gardens.  A special thank you also to Big Brothers Big Sisters, DJ Phatz, and OUR HOMEOWNERS for helping make the day such a success! 

This event is is organized by future Habitat homeowners to celebrate the nearly 500 families Milwaukee Habitat has served over the last 26 years.  

The Milwaukee Habitat for Humanity ReStore will be relocating to its new location in September. The new location will be at 3015 N 114th Street in Wauwatosa. This new location will help the ReStore continue to grow and raise funds to help build homes in Milwaukee. Call the ReStore for more information @ 414-257-9078.

Milwaukee Habitat for Humanity is pleased to be a recipient of a $2,000 grant from the Union Pacific Foundation along with several other charities and schools in the Milwaukee area totaling $153,600. Click here for more information

The First Annual A Brush with Kindness Blitz was a great success thanks to the hundreds of volunteers and partner agencies such as Journey House, Milwaukee Christian Center, Project Payback, SDC NAILS program and the Zilber Family Foundation. Learn more about the ABWK Bliz by reading the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel article written by Georgia Pabst.