Posts by Brent Bohanan
Blessings continue for Grace with Warrick Dunn
This week, Grace and her family were recipients of the Warrick Dunn Charities Homes for the Holidays program. Through this program, they furnish homes of single-parent families, such as Grace. Grace has faced many struggles since moving to Georgia, but her faith kept her strong and determined. Her main focus has always been providing for…
Read MoreYou are invited: #142 Home Dedication
It’s already time for our next home dedication. Abigail has worked so hard on her home, as well as supporting the other homeowners on either side of her. It has been fun meeting all of the volunteers and now we are excited to celebrate the completion of her new home in late October. We are almost…
Read MoreWon’t you be my neighbor?
This Saturday, September 28, is #GoodNeighborDay. Here at Gwinnett Habitat for Humanity, we especially love everything about our neighbors. We love smiling at employees working in other nonprofits we share a building with. We love inviting neighbors to our home dedications. We love meeting neighbors who stop by to wish our future homeowners well. We…
Read MoreMeet Shannon + Family
Photo Credit: Gena Ford Photography Meet Shannon, and her three young children. Originally from Jacksonville, Florida, Shannon’s parents are Habitat homeowners. They are actually the ones that encouraged her to apply! Shannon, although young at the time, recalls the building process as very family orientated and brought many culture together. After completing school, she moved…
Read MoreMeet Abigail + Carlos
Meet Abigail Valdez and her 7 year old son, Carlos. Abigail works in the registration office at a Gwinnett County elementary school. Currently renting a basement apartment, they have endured years of flooding and living in cramped corners. Abigail states that if it wasn’t for Carlos, she would not have started the application process for…
Read MoreMeet Grace + family
Meet Grace and her three children, Scott, Julian and Poleen. Before her home build began, we had the opportunity to interview her and meet her children. Grace, a single parent, is from South Sudan. After moving to Georgia, she felt rejected by many people until she found a community within her church. When another Habitat…
Read MoreMeet Octavia + Olandria
Meet Octavia and her sister, Olandria (Octavia is on the right.) She was accepted as a future homeowner with Gwinnett Habitat for Humanity in December of 2017. We began working on her new home in April of 2019 and are wrapping it up this August. In the year between being accepted and beginning her build,…
Read MoreMeet Jamie + Noah
We are proud to introduce Jamie and her son Noah. They are the fifth of five homes on a 1.07 acre lot and #GwinnettBuild144. They are also part of our Thrivent Financial Faith Build. We sat down with Jamie and her son this past Spring as the construction season was just getting started to hear…
Read MoreGwinnett Habitat for Humanity receives third consecutive 4-star rating from Charity Navigator
Gwinnett Habitat for Humanity’s strong financial health and commitment to accountability and transparency have earned it a 4-star rating from Charity Navigator, America’s largest independent charity evaluator. This is the third consecutive time that Gwinnett Habitat for Humanity has earned this top distinction. Since 2002, using objective analysis, Charity Navigator has awarded only the most…
Read MoreYou are invited! Home Dedications #140 & #141 this month!
It’s already time for our next two home dedications. This build season has been so busy that it has flown by. The families of these homes have dug in and fulfilled their sweat equity hours, not only by working on their own homes but by supporting each other week in and week out. It has been…
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