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Habitat for Humanity Spotlights

Celebrating Ellen Woodward Potts: USA TODAY Woman of the Year

Her leadership at Habitat for Humanity of Tuscaloosa is transforming lives and communities. Read more about her incredible impact.

Building Dreams Together: AHFA’s Partnership with Habitat for Humanity of Baldwin County

At AHFA, we are deeply committed to helping families achieve their dream of homeownership, and we are incredibly grateful for our continued partnership with Habitat for Humanity of Baldwin County.

Making Homeownership Dreams Come True: AHFA and Habitat for Humanity Partnership

AHFA and Habitat for Humanity of Morgan County are helping families like Summer’s turn their dreams of homeownership into reality.

AHFA Purchases Mortgage for ‘Autism Supportive’ Home

Tuscaloosa Habitat’s first home built in the Milestone neighborhood lives up to its name.

Child Safety Educator Finds Security in New Home

AHFA Single-Family Administrator Carrie Hamaker recently visited with Cassandra Jones as she shared how working with Habitat for Humanity of Tuscaloosa has changed her life.

Lifelong Renter Finds Path to Homeownership in a Pandemic

Lifelong renter Brenda Montgomery had become increasingly dissatisfied with apartment living.

Retiree Builds a Bright Future in Her Hometown

Yvonne Swanson moved back to her hometown of Tuscaloosa after retiring. She rented a house near a neighborhood of homes built by Habitat for Humanity of Tuscaloosa.

Family of Six 'Determined to Do Whatever It Takes' for Dream of Homeownership

Nephateria (Neph) Atemon moved to Alabama from Colorado with son Devon and daughter Sarah to be closer to family in Decatur. She found an apartment and a job and settled in.

Togo Native Becomes Homeowner with Habitat Help

For Afi Adjessom, the journey to homeownership started eight years and 6,000 miles away when she decided to follow her father from Togo, West Africa, to Mobile, Alabama.

Habitat Home Provides Cancer Survivor with Peace of Mind

Most of us are fortunate that we don’t have to go to bed at night and pray our home doesn't burn down. But that was reality for Jennifer Chambers and her two children.

Abbeville Family Gets a 'Hand Up, Not a Hand Out'

Bessie and Eddie Cochran knew full well the 500 hours of required “sweat equity” they had to fulfill by helping build other Habitat homes before construction would begin on their home in Abbeville.

Celebrating 500 Loan Purchases

AHFA has worked together with Habitat for Humanity (HFH) to purchase mortgage loans from Alabama’s Habitat affiliates. This simple, but effective program celebrated its 500th loan purchase.

Blitz Build Gives Nine Families the 'Freedom and Security' of a Home

Working together with Habitat for Humanity, AHFA purchases mortgage loans from Alabama’s Habitat affiliates. This process allows the affiliates to receive the loan amount up front in a lump sum while AHFA receives the monthly payments from the affiliates for the life of the loan.

Alabama Habitat Affiliates Celebrate 2000th Home

In its 20th year, the Alabama Association of Habitat Affiliates commemorated the completion of the 2000th home statewide – built by HFH of Southwest Alabama for Mobile’s Niyongabo family.

1500th Habitat Home in Alabama

When Habitat for Humanity of Greater Birmingham broke ground on the Finley family home, it was a milestone not only for the family of five, but for Alabama’s Habitat affiliates as well – the Finley home was the 1,500th Habitat home to be built in Alabama.

Like Winning the Lottery

A former Marine, Michael King was no stranger to hard work when he was approved for a home through Habitat for Humanity of Greater Birmingham.

The Neighborhood Hang-out

Darnella Parker wanted better for her three children – better schools and a safer, family-oriented neighborhood. “At that time, I was wanting my own place...a place to call my own,” she said.

Rainy Days to Blessed

Rainy days changed Bertha Butler’s life. First, rain blew in the tornado that destroyed her family’s rental house in Abbeville.

AHFA and Habitat Help Family Put Down Roots

When Greg and Debbie Davis’ family needed more room to grow than their mobile home could provide, they searched for a house, but found prices were higher than they could afford.

Independence Day

Before the Blackburns moved into their Habitat for Humanity home, Dan and Elaine literally had to carry their 15-year-old son, Matthew, in and out of their garage apartment.

Best Christmas Ever

After living in public housing for 22 years, Bertha Hill was sure she'd never own a home. But the holiday season brought hope and happiness for Hill and her two children.

AHFA Eases Harris Family's Growing Pains

Annie and Michael Harris of Montgomery once were content with their two children and their rental home. But when they "inherited" 10 children after a relative's death, the Harris family more than tripled overnight.

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