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Donor stories

Habitat of Durham is blessed by the outpouring of continual support from its donors. Each donor is attracted to Habitat for different reasons but ALL believe in Habitat's mission of building, repairing and selling simple, safe and affordable housing. Below are stories showcasing a few of Habitat's supporters.

Larry
His Habitat mission began about the same time he was observing paths to prison in downtown Durham, joining Habitat of Durham pioneer Worth Lutz and reading No More Shacks: The Daring Vision of Habitat for Humanity by Habitat founder Millard Fuller. read more...

Women Build
The women hammering and lifting and measuring and leveling the sides of the house at 106 Young Avenue on Oct. 2 are butchers, bakers and candlestick makers-when they aren't at their day jobs of accountants and mortgage lenders and physicists. read more...