Habitat for Humanity is celebrating 40 years of serving Charlotte

2023 marks Habitat for Humanity Charlotte Region’s 40th year of serving in the community.

The background: Habitat Charlotte Region was founded in 1983 by seven local churches.

• Since then, it has served more than 3,500 families under the mission of creating a world where everyone has a decent place to live.

Here’s how: Habitat builds homes, communities, and hope from Statesville to Pineville by partnering with deserving families through their Homebuyer, Critical Home Repair, and Money Matters Financial Literacy programs.

• Learn more about how Habitat Charlotte Region is taking on the affordable housing crisis.

Get involved: To celebrate the 40th anniversary, there will be numerous opportunities to get involved in Habitat’s work and support the mission throughout the year.

• All in honor of building homes, communities and hope.

In the first half of the year, the celebrations will be anchored by two public events:

1. The Building Futures Affordable Housing Symposium, featuring speaker Mia Birdsong.
2. Blue Jean Bash, which is Habitat’s annual fundraising gala.

The Building Futures Symposium, which is part of the Beloved Community initiative, is a free event and will take place on Tuesday, March 14  from 6pm – 8:30pm at Central Piedmont Community College’s Halton Theater.

Blue Jean Bash is a ticketed event and will be on Friday, April 28 from 6pm – 10pm.

The 40th anniversary also presents unique opportunities to get involved in addressing the affordable housing crisis in the Charlotte region.

Here’s how: Whether you want to build a house, dress up and dance the night away, or join a boots-on-the-ground justice initiative, you can get involved.

Visit Habitat Charlotte Region’s website to get involved, volunteer, donate, and learn more about upcoming events.

Produced in partnership with Habitat for Humanity of the Charlotte Region.