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The Bay Area Buzz – August

By August 4, 2021September 28th, 2021News
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August 2021

 

It’s been a hard year – we have so much to catch up on.

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The Bay Area Buzz

This past year has been difficult on everyone. Now more than ever, Bay Area Habitat’s work is critical.
This year has “emphasized the critical role a home plays in people’s lives. Millions continue to grapple with housing instability due to the devastating economic impacts caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.” -Jacqueline Innocent, Senior VP of Integrated Programs at Habitat for Humanity International
With that, we want to thank you for continuing to support us during these times, and we hope you and your loved ones are staying safe and healthy.
A photo of the Webster ReStore with a banner across the building, reading "Habitat for Humanity ReStore".

Bay Area Habitat ReStore Remains Closed

During the Summer of 2020, as a result of COVID-19 and an overall decrease in donations, volunteers, and shoppers, we had to make the difficult decision to close our ReStore on the corner of NASA Pkwy & Kobayashi Rd. This isn’t goodbye forever — just for now!

Ebony Brooks' house under construction: the exterior house frame on the left and the interior house frame on the right.

New Home Construction in Texas City

We’re so happy to be renewing construction on Ebony Brooks’ home in Texas City! Miss Brooks has 3 amazing children and is looking forward to a life with a stable home and of not paying rent. We hope to make her dream of owning a home a reality by the end of this year.

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Volunteers Needed!

We own several lots that require mowing and it would be appreciated if a volunteer committed to doing that on a weekly/bi-weekly basis! Please email chuynh@bahfh.org for more information.

BOARD FEATURE

A headshot of Greg Goodman with the Bay Area Habitat Logo in the bottom left corner.

We are beyond thrilled to have Greg Goodman as Bay Area Habitat’s new Board President! Greg Goodman is the CCISD Director of Visual & Performing Arts, husband of Dr. Jennifer Goodman (Superintendent for Odyssey Academy Charter School), father of Halle (music major at the University of Houston) and Blake (business major at Texas A&M University), and serves on the Trustees of Dickinson First United Methodist Church. Alongside having a love for the arts, Goodman also loves serving people and the Bay Area Community. Click here to see who else is on our Board of Directors!

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