Blog
Everyone can help build a better community
It is Earth Day 2021 and we are delighted to highlight one of our dedicated volunteers, Robert R. Roy, who shows us that Earth Day can be every day. Robert, who prefers going by Rob, was born in Salem, MA in 1938, and has lived on the North Shore for his whole life....
Partnerships Where Everyone is the Winner
Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical High School Electrical Students Give Back to The Community While Gaining Real-World Work Experience. WENHAM, MA (April 6, 2021) – In a partnership, that can only be described as a win-win situation, Essex North Shore...
Habitat ReStore Shopping Experience
To shop at Habitat for Humanity ReStore is to go on an adventure. In addition to an ever-changing selection of new and gently used home improvement materials, you also could find things like great items in a silent auction, a concert given on a piano that’s for...
Spring cleaning with a Purpose
We are all super excited that Massachusetts Spring is FINALLY in the air. The birds (and some of us) are outside singing. And it's time to think about Spring cleaning. Not the most glamorous of activities, which some love and so many of us dislike, the Essex County...
Meet Future Homeowner Willy
Future Habitat Homeowner, Willy Willy, a single father of two minor children, Zakansyel (7) and Taalib (9) is a Salisbury resident and future Habitat homeowner. He has worked at Northshore Educational Consortium in Beverly for the past nine years. Willy shares joint...
Meet Future Homeowner Misty
Misty, single mother of two children, Hailey (10) and Jacob (2) is delighted to be partnering with Habitat in order to build their own home. Misty and her children had to move following the sale of multi-family development, of which their apartment is a part. Due to...
8 things to donate when renovating
If anything is a constant in home improvement, it’s the trash. Home improvement projects tend to leave behind plenty of sawdust, screws, and scraps of wood. Donating your renovation materials keeps functional — and often desirable — items out of the landfill. Other...
Meet Future Homeowner Kim
Your support has a lasting positive impact on families’ lives for generations to come. Families like Kim’s who, along with twelve other families, waiting on us to complete their homes. Kim shares her Habitat story and what it will mean to become a homeowner: Meet Kim...
Don Preston
Don Preston has been an affordable housing advocate for over twenty years. He joined Habitat for Humanity North Shore first as a Board member and construction volunteer, then as President in 2002, and finally Executive Director in 2016. He has been the heart and soul...
Emerson Dahmen
Everyone associated with Merrimack Valley Habitat for Humanity knows the name “Emerson.” For the past two decades, Emerson served as the affiliate’s Building Director and go-to person for all things Habitat. His retirement comes after a remarkable career, during...
