Read with Us: Learning to Disagree

October marked the start of Pikes Peak Habitat’s book club — a time for community members to meet, discuss books, and hear each other’s perspectives! The first title we chose is Learning to Disagree: The Surprising Path to Navigating Differences with Empathy and Respect by John Inazu. Inazu graduated from Air Academy High School here in El […]

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: 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 […]