Building Hope

Join us as we celebrate 30 years of building community — one home and one family at a time! Our annual fundraiser supporting affordable homeownership in Nevada County is more than an evening out — it’s a celebration of the people who make our mission possible. Enjoy...

Nevada County Habitat for Humanity Celebrates National Nonprofit Day Let's start with a confession: nonprofit work does not, at first glance, sound like a laugh riot. It sounds like grant applications. It sounds like spreadsheets with too many tabs. It sounds like...

Community partnership. A grant that builds more than walls. Nevada County Habitat for Humanity honors a meaningful new opportunity with the United Auburn Indian Community.This spring, we submitted a grant application to the United Auburn Indian Community (UAIC)...

How did you first become involved with Habitat for Humanity? I moved from Southern California to Northern California about 20 years ago. I first became involved with Habitat through a friend and a church event called Thrivent Build. It was a great experience—I had...

It’s common knowledge that part of the Habitat partnership with new homeowners requires a minimum of 500 “sweat equity” hours. Our local hardworking folks can be seen all over town; at the construction site building on their home, volunteering in the ReStore, and...

“What would you like to do?What do you want to accomplish?What is meaningful for you?” Those are the questions George Carter likes to ask when people talk about money and legacy. I heard them firsthand when I sat down with George and his wife Louise this April in...