This year, Habitat for Humanity is celebrating 25 years in Canada – a celebration of all the work we’ve done together. And this celebration would not possible if not for all the volunteer hours logged, for the work of our affiliates across Canada, and for all the sorely needed donations to buy materials and land to build homes.

This milestone acts as a reminder of our purpose – to help families struggling below the low-income cut-off find hope and a stable, secure, safe and affordable home.

It is also a time to reflect and offer our sincerest thank you for your efforts in donating, advocating and helping build homes – but more importantly, thanks to everyone for building hope.

Warmest Regards,

Habitat for Humanity Canada

• Earthquake in Chile

• Thanks for Your
Support of Haiti!

• The Home Depot:
Supporting Sustainable
Builds Across Canada

• Genworth Financial
Canada's
"The Path to Home"

• Donor Support Key to
ReStores Success

• Meaning of Home
Contest Winner

Habitat for Humanity Canada is mobilizing resources to address shelter solutions for families affected by the 8.8-magnitude earthquake which struck Chile on February 27, 2010. The earthquake left more than 1,000 people dead and missing in the central regions of Biobío, Maule, Metropolitan Santiago and Valparaíso where Habitat for Humanity Chile has regional offices and currently builds homes. More than 1.5 million homes suffered some damage, and over 500,000 homes suffered serious structural damage. Our ability to respond effectively to this disaster will require support from donors, volunteers, churches, corporate partners and other community organizations. Please make a tax-deductible donation today to help families rebuild and repair their homes!

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Habitat for Humanity Canada is very grateful for the tremendous support Canadians have already provided towards its disaster response in Haiti. Habitat for Humanity expects to help 50,000 Haitian families who were affected by the devastating 7.0-magnitude earthquake which struck near Port-au-Prince on January 12. "This is a bold goal for Habitat for Humanity, but the level of destruction and the number of families affected demands a bold response,” said Jonathan Reckford, Chief Executive Officer of Habitat for Humanity International. With more than 200,000 houses severely damaged or destroyed and 1.2 million people homeless or displaced, there is a very critical need for shelter. Habitat’s ambitious multi-year effort will include relief, rehabilitation and reconstruction. If you’ve yet to give, please help today!

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Team Depot is The Home Depot's employee volunteer program, which was formalized in 1996 as a way to give back and support the communities where The Home Depot employees live and work. Through Team Depot, employees are encouraged and empowered to take a leadership role in the community by organizing and volunteering on projects with local and national partners. Annually, The Home Depot employees contribute more than 60,000 volunteer hours to community projects across Canada.

Read more about how Team Depot helped build sustainable homes for Habitat from coast-to-coast >

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Genworth Financial Canada has committed to a new three-year relationship and one million dollars to a new project called "The Path to Home". "The Path to Home" will support homebuilding grants, access to educational material and resources and employee volunteer commitments planned throughout each year of the project.

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• Gift-in-Kind Program

• 2009 Sponsors

In 2009, and continuing into 2010, 90% of all ReStores in Canada received new windows and doors from All Weather Windows, our largest national window and door donor. Last year alone, the total value of window and door product donations from manufacturers including All Weather Windows and the Eldis Group Partnership was approximately $1,790,000!

If you have new or gently used building materials you can donate, or would like to purchase, please contact your local Restore.

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Selected from over 1,500 submissions, a grade six student from St. John’s, Newfoundland will help build a home for a local family using only words. It was Kyle’s own experiences that opened his eyes to the need for affordable housing in Canada. As he wrote: "There are many, too many, families in the world without a home. It is even happening here in our backyards. On my street a Habitat house is being built right now… I can’t wait to see the family that moves in up the street and I hope they are happy now that they have a home.”

Congratulations also go out to the runners-up: Helen NG (Grade 5) of North York, Ontario; Wynn Toronitz (Grade 5) of Brentwood Bay, British Columbia; Valerie Chevrier (Grade 5) of Cornwall, Ontario; Maude Blondeau (Grade 5) of Princeville, Quebec; Ali Abdulla (Grade 4) of Chestermere, Alberta.

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Submissions Here