It's time to support Black families in becoming homeowners

At Habitat for Humanity Canada, we know that access to homeownership transforms lives. However, homeownership in Canada is not equal. Black people in Canada have experienced systemic barriers and discrimination that has contributed to a disproportionate lack of homeownership opportunities.

Many Black people living in Canada have been unable to access the benefits that come with owning a home, including the ability to attain social and financial stability, build equity and transform futures.

Your donation will help Black families build strength, stability and self-reliance through affordable housing.

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The Beer Store Bottle Drive is back!

It’s time to save your bottles and empties in support of affordable homeownership! If you live in Ontario, between August 29th and September 25th select The Beer Store locations will be accepting point of sale donations and bottle returns in support of Habitat for Humanity Canada.

100% of all customer donations will go directly to your local Habitat for Humanity to help build homes and provide more families in need of decent and affordable housing with a place to call home.

We are proud to be celebrating six years of partnership with The Beer Store. Last year, thanks in part to your donation returns during the Habitat Canada Bottle Drive, The Beer Store prevented the release of over 214,000 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions with their Beer Store and Ontario Deposit Return programs. That is about the equivalent of taking 46,586 cars off Ontario’s roads and highways! Last year, your donations during the Habitat Bottle Drive helped raise more than $53,000 in support of local builds across 13 Habitats. With nearly 200 Beer Stores locations participating this year we hope to raise more than ever. On behalf of Habitat for Humanity Canada, thank you to The Beer Store and its customers for your support!

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Bold is Beautiful - Get a brow wax to give back

In August, 100% of Benefit’s brow wax proceeds are donated to local charities that empower women and girls, like Habitat for Humanity Canada. On August 11^th, join Habitat Canada on location in Toronto at the Benefit Cosmetics Uptown Yonge Boutique located at 2614 Yonge Street, between 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. for a fun day of brow waxes while helping to give back. To support Bold is Beautiful and Habitat Canada, click here to book your ‘giveback’ brow wax at a local Benefit BrowBar this August!

Since 2016, Benefit Cosmetics Canada has helped raise over $515,000 for Habitat Women Build through its annual global philanthropy program, Bold is Beautiful, dedicated to empowering women and girls. This year, Bold is Beautiful will partner with Women Build programs in Habitat GTA, Habitat Greater Vancouver, and Habitat Quebec. Habitat Women Build brings women together from all walks of life to promote empowerment, solidarity and pride while working alongside future Habitat homeowners to build strength, stability and independence.

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Rent a BigSteelBox container and help build more Habitat homes

Are you moving or in need of storage this spring or summer? Then look no further than BigSteelBox and help support local Habitat for Humanity organizations at the same time. Rent a BigSteelBox container for your moving and storage needs before July 31, and BigSteelBox will donate $10 from each rental to one of five local Habitat for Humanity organizations, up to a total cash donation of $50,000.

Not only will you have a trusted name in storage, you’ll also be helping Habitat for Humanity build more homes for Canadians in need of safe and affordable housing.

Donations from BigSteelBox during this campaign will support five local Habitat for Humanity organizations including Habitat Halton-Mississauga Dufferin, Habitat Heartland Ontario, Habitat Hamilton, Habitat Greater Ottawa and Habitat Mid-Vancouver Island.

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Investing in youth skills – for their future as well as ours

Twenty-two percent of Canada’s construction workforce is expected to retire by 2030, leaving a gap of as many as 81,000 workers to supply the 22 million housing units Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation forecasts are needed to have a chance at achieving housing affordability.

Habitat for Humanity Canada partners with ScotiaRISE to help youth build job skills

Habitat for Humanity Canada is partnering with ScotiaRISE, Scotiabank’s 10-year $500 million initiative that aims to promote economic resilience among disadvantaged groups, to grow Habitat Canada’s Every Youth Initiative with a commitment of $900,000 over three years.

Habitat homeowners, Tina, Niu and their family standing outside

Homeownership

Home is for the future

Tina and Niu had been living in a basement suite for nine years, sharing the work in the garden and looking after the place when their landlords were away.

Home is for generations to come

For Chantel, home is an intergenerational gift. A gift she will pass on to her children, whom she hopes will later pass on to her grandchildren, and then her great-grandchildren after that.