Even as they begin to wrap up home build projects on the peninsula, you will still be able to find Door County Habitat for Humanity volunteers hard at work this winter. In addition to its 50th home build in Sturgeon Bay, Habitat volunteers are putting the final touches on a home in Sister Bay as a part of its collaboration with the Door County Housing Partnership. Recent grants the organization received ensure that activity will not slow as the seasons turn. Executive Director Lori Allen says they received grants from Home Depot and the Veterans Affairs Office totaling more than $20,000 for a home rehabilitation project for a veteran living in Fish Creek. They are also partnering with Door County Medical Center and the Homeless Coalition to perform approximately $80,000 in rehabilitation work to transform a former clinic into a transitional home. Allen hopes these new opportunities will engage its volunteer base during the winter months.

Allen says these types of projects are only possible thanks to the community support they receive through volunteerism, donations, and purchases at the ReStore, and at events like Thursday’s Home-in-One Golf Outing.