Posts by Brent Bohanan
The American Dream: Tragedy and Triumph
Receiving a Habitat for Humanity home has been one of the greatest blessings our family has ever received. We immigrated to America with $500 in our pockets and hopes of the American Dream in our hearts. Owning our own land and raising our family in a safe and loving home has always been central to…
Read MoreHabitat is a Ministry
Gwinnett Habitat gets many requests from volunteers who want to help, but this particular email came from Habitat for Humanity International. The Finance Department from the international office in Atlanta wanted to volunteer with the home repair program called A Brush With Kindness. While their professional jobs may have been in nance, the volunteer group…
Read MoreGrant Funds and Donations Bring Community Together
Low-income elderly and disabled homeowners in Gwinnett County have friends in high places who wanted to help them remain in their homes where their support networks are. Primerica, Scott Hudgens Family Foundation, Jackson EMC Foundation and the Community Foundation for NE Georgia awarded us funding this spring to help meet the needs of these low-income…
Read MoreA Story About A Volunteer
It was cold and windy that morning and I decided to put on my winter jacket. I knew that I was going to spend some time outside walking around the client’s house and pointing out the needed repairs, so I wanted to be warm. When I got to the client’s house and pulled in the…
Read MoreNew Cargo Van to Ramp Up A Brush with Kindness Program
Gwinnett Habitat for Humanity will soon have a new “face” around town! Beginning in March a new high-roof cargo van will be available to support A Brush with Kindness, a home preservation and critical home repair program for low income elderly and disabled homeowners. When the A Brush with Kindness Program started a little over…
Read MoreLula Jobir: Our Newest Home
Lula currently lives with her 65-year old mother, Worknesh and 10-year old son, Mussab in her sister’s apartment. Lula and her son share the bedroom, and her mother sleeps in the living room. Income constraints prevent them from being able to afford a larger apartment. Lula came to United States 16 years ago as an…
Read MoreFull Circle: The Habitat for Humanity Journey of Leanne DeFrancisco
Gwinnett ReStore on 12/28/2016 {Reprinted with permission by Gwinnett ReStore} Leanne DeFrancisco learned about Habitat for Humanity from a friend of the family 18 years ago after coming to Atlanta to be closer to family, and leaving a very difficult personal situation in Florida behind. Determined to make a new life for herself and two…
Read MoreSo Surely Grateful
Do you ever feel like a clown in a circus, juggling all life throws at you? When life swoops in, time flies by, and sometimes, before you know it, things are out of control. One day, you have a home in good condition. And the next, you find out the deck is no longer safe,…
Read MoreHoofin’ for Habitat 5K (2015)
A huge Thank You goes out to the Gwinnett Chapter of the Women’s Council of Realtors for once again bringing Hoofin for Habitat 5K Run/Walk. This year’s event was held on August 29th on the Town Green in Duluth. Town Green Duluth was a new location for the run/walk race, and Mayor of Duluth Nancy Harris served…
Read MoreResearch suggests that giving has multiple benefits, for both the recipient and the giver.
Consider this: Giving makes you happy. A Harvard Business School study found that giving money to someone else lifted participants’ happiness more that spending it on themselves. A similar study conducted at the National Institute of Health found that when people give to charities, it activates regions of the brain associated with pleasure, creating a…
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