On Sunday, Feb. 2, Pikes Peak Habitat for Humanity hosted our 4th interfaith dialogue, “United We Build: Together Building Homes, Building Lives,” in collaboration with the Pikes Peak Inter Faith Coalition (PPIFC) and Faith Table/ Together Colorado. The dialogue, part of our annual U.N. World Interfaith Harmony Week celebration from Feb. 1-7, took place at […]
4th Interfaith Dialogue Focuses on Unity: Part 1
On Sunday, Feb. 2, Pikes Peak Habitat for Humanity hosted our 4th interfaith dialogue, “United We Build: Together Building Homes, Building Lives,” in collaboration with the Pikes Peak Inter Faith Coalition (PPIFC) and Together Colorado. The dialogue, part of our annual U.N. World Interfaith Harmony Week celebration from Feb. 1-7, took place at Berger Hall […]
Read with Us: Evicted
In February, we’re reading Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City by Matthew Desmond for our Book Club. This Pulitzer Prize-winning work chronicles the struggles of eight families and individuals living in low-cost apartments and trailers in Milwaukee. Desmond analyzes the causes of poverty in the United States and identifies the importance of having a secure […]
ICYMI: Colorado Springs Utilities Partnership Promotes Affordable, Waterwise Landscaping
From the Winter 2025 print newsletter (PDF): Although spring is still months away, Pikes Peak Habitat for Humanity is already preparing to landscape our new homes – and staff at Colorado Springs Utilities (CSU) are vital partners in this process. Lisa Pace, water conservation lead at CSU, has worked with our construction team to develop waterwise landscaping […]
ICYMI: Tonya Looks Forward to Her Family’s Permanent Home
From the Winter 2025 print newsletter (PDF): Future Pikes Peak Habitat for Humanity homeowner (and Christmas card model!) Tonya will be moving into her new home this spring, and she can’t wait! “Half of me wants to put in all of my [sweat equity] hours on my neighbors’ houses. I want to be surprised” when […]
ICYMI: Advocacy Supports Affordable Homeownership Policies at Local, State, and National Levels
From the Winter 2025 print newsletter (PDF): Habitat on the Hill, Habitat for Humanity International’s annual advocacy conference, takes place every February in Washington, D.C. In 2024, Pikes Peak Habitat sent four representatives: Jennifer, a home repair program partner and wife of a U.S. Army veteran; Karla Probert, executive assistant to the CEO/affiliate advocacy ambassador; […]
ICYMI: Interfaith Takes Center Stage in February: An Interview with Sandra Walking Eagle
From the Winter 2025 print newsletter February ushers in U.N. World Interfaith Harmony Week, an annual celebration of interfaith projects and cooperation by people of goodwill. During this week, Pikes Peak Habitat for Humanity is holding our 4th interfaith dialogue, “United We Build: Together Building Homes, Building Lives,” on Sunday, Feb. 2, from 3-5 p.m. […]
Why We Use Wood Instead of Steel in Our Home Frames
Pikes Peak Habitat for Humanity is always trying to build more energy-efficient, sustainable homes — both because this keeps costs down for our homeowners and because we feel called to be responsible with our finite resources. When we frame our homes, one step we take that might seem counter-intuitive is using wood, rather than steel […]
Read with Us: Be the Bridge
This month, in celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Building the Beloved Community, we’re reading Be the Bridge: Pursuing God’s Heart for Racial Reconciliation by Latasha Morrison. Here at Pikes Peak Habitat, we build physical homes and metaphorical bridges! Our Christian faith calls us to radical inclusion, and we live out that […]
Read with Us: Our Better Angels by Jonathan Reckford
This month, we’re reading Our Better Angels: Seven Simple Virtues That Will Change Your Life and the World by Jonathan Reckford, as we celebrated the Apostles Build home dedication Dec. 14 for Bernadette’s family. Reckford, the CEO of Habitat for Humanity International, discusses seven virtues that are important to him as a Christian and that […]