(From the Fall 2024 print newsletter) On two successive Mondays in September, roofing crews were hard at work at The Ridge at Sand Creek, installing roofs for Pikes Peak Habitat for Humanity’s two faith builds—the Apostles Build and 4th Interfaith Build for Unity (IBU) homes. GAF donated the materials through a partnership with Habitat for […]
ICYMI: Apostles Build Participants Share Their Experiences
(From the Fall 2024 print newsletter) Each year, El Paso County church congregations join Pikes Peak Habitat for Humanity for the Apostles Build, constructing a home in partnership with a local workforce family. This fall, we’re putting the final touches on the 2024 Apostles Build, where Bernadette—a childcare worker originally from Fountain—will live with her […]
Read with Us: My Bangladesh Kitchen
In honor of World Habitat Day, our September read (being posted a little late!) is My Bangladesh Kitchen: Recipes and Food Memories from a Family Table by Saira Hamilton. Bangladesh is one of Pikes Peak Habitat’s tithe partner countries. In addition to partnering with workforce families here in El Paso County, we tithe 10 percent […]
Read with Us: A Fire Story
Ariana Fernow recently joined Pikes Peak Habitat staff as donor relations specialist. Ariana hails from Lincoln, Oregon, where her previous experience includes serving as a disaster recovery specialist for the Lincoln County School District following the Echo Mountain Complex fire of 2020. Over the past few weeks here in El Paso County, we’ve seen air-quality […]
ICYMI: New Study Shows Impacts for Pikes Peak Habitat Homeowners
(From the summer 2024 print newsletter) At Pikes Peak Habitat for Humanity, we know homeownership is transformational for the families in our program—we see the proof when we visit our neighborhoods and hear our homeowners’ stories! But now, thanks to a study by Ashley Peacock, a student in the Master of Public Administration program in […]
ICYMI: Veterans Bond During Roof Deployment
(From the summer 2024 print newsletter) Mike, a retired U.S. Army veteran who served in Vietnam, needed a new roof on his Colorado Springs home – but wasn’t sure how he’d pay for it. Then he noticed a neighbor, also an Army veteran, receiving a new roof through the Pikes Peak Habitat for Humanity home […]
ICYMI: Bill’s Story: From Home Repair to ReStore Volunteer
(From the summer 2024 print newsletter) Local Army veteran Bill purchased his home about five years ago. The previous owner wanted to sell to a veteran who would live in it, not convert it to a rental or investment property. “That suited me just perfectly!” says Bill. But as soon as he moved in, “I […]
ICYMI: Energy Star Rating Confirms Efficiency of New Homes
(From the summer 2024 print newsletter) Pikes Peak Habitat for Humanity recently celebrated a milestone in our ongoing efforts to make our homes more energy-efficient and cost-effective for homeowners: receiving certification through the Energy Star Residential New Construction program. “Since we are all electric, and we are and have been building our houses so tightly […]
ICYMI: Interfaith Programs Enter New Era
(From the summer 2024 print newsletter) The past several months have been banner ones for Pikes Peak Habitat for Humanity’s interfaith programs. Our February U.N. World Interfaith Harmony Week events, including the Interfaith Dialogue held on the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs campus, earned second place in the H.M. King Abdullah II U.N. World […]
ICYMI: Special Kids Special Families Partnership Offers New Possibilities
Pikes Peak Habitat for Humanity is embarking on a new partnership with another area nonprofit: Special Kids Special Families, which “provide[s] wraparound services across the lifespan for people with disabilities,” according to Derek Wilson, senior director of development and communications for SKSF. “Special Kids Special Families reached out to Pikes Peak Habitat because they knew […]