Message from the CEO

Message from the CEO

Tracy’s story

We bring communities together

Marisa’s story

2,000

David and Myriam’s story

Homes4Hope Canada in partnership with Hope & Healing International and Habitat for Humanity

Guatemala – WASH Solutions in San Juan Verapaz

416

Global Engagement

Malawi – Enhancing Resilience of Flood-Prone Communities in Chikwawa District

Malawi – Empowering Families of People with Disabilities

Building on Success for a Healthier Simon-Pele 

$72.6 Million

Habitat Heartland Ontario – Offline ReStore to Online sales

$35 Million

Habitat Northumberland – Growth of Home Repairs programs

53%

Canada Housing and Mortgage Corporation

Habitat Vancouver Island North – #BidtoBuild online auction

20

Honouring Anubhav Chaitanya

750

Habitat Sault Ste. Marie – First accessible home, built in the quickest amount of time!

11,000

Our Impact in 2020

Habitat Red Deer – New partnership with local Red Deer Native Friendship Centre

108

70%

Habitat Mid-Vancouver Island – Increased energy efficiency requirements in their home building!

23%

Partners

Habitat GTA – Moved their 12 Habitat ReStores online!

2,600

Habitat Regina – Launch of online ReStore

200

Habitat Greater Ottawa – Steel Toes & Slippers virtual gala

16%

Our Board of Directors

22

Habitat Hamilton – RePair Rescue pilot program

Local Habitats

56

47%

278

150

Habitat Mid-Vancouver Island – Increased energy efficiency requirements in their home building!

Habitat ReStores are not the only way Habitat for Humanity chooses to be eco-friendly; many local Habitats focus their efforts on sustainable building. Habitat Mid-Vancouver Island is leading the way, demonstrating how to incrementally increase energy efficiency requirements on home builds while supporting more families through multi-unit homes….

Habitat GTA – Moved their 12 Habitat ReStores online!

Launching an online retail store is no easy feat – let alone launching one with fluctuating inventory, during a stay-at-home order and with multiple locations! Habitat GTA had to quickly pivot and move its 12 Habitat ReStores online. Achieving over $2 million in sales during 2020, proceeds were returned to Habitat GTA to help improve and strengthen families in the community.  …

Habitat Greater Ottawa – Steel Toes & Slippers virtual gala

Last year, Habitat Greater Ottawa’s annual gala, Steel Toes & Stilettos was temporarily rebranded to Steel Toes & Slippers. The virtual gala saw over 492 attendees. It was livestreamed in 48 cities in five different countries and raised close to $50,000! Attendees were entertained by local musicians, CBC Ottawa’s Lucy Van Oldenbarneveld as the emcee, and celebrity appearances by Mike Holmes and Annie Murphy from Schitt’s Creek….

Habitat Hamilton – RePair Rescue pilot program

In response to challenges faced by financially vulnerable homeowners living with low income in 2020, Habitat Hamilton launched RePair Rescue – a free pilot program focused on helping homeowners in need of urgent exterior home repair or maintenance work who were unable to cover the associated costs due to financial hardship in the wake of COVID-19.   …