A home on 19th Place in Sturgeon Bay is the latest example of partners working together to address affordable housing in the community. Door County Habitat for Humanity celebrated its 50th home build with donors, volunteers, and community members.
It was the first home constructed for a partner family since 2023, following a year in which the organization faced funding challenges and was unable to find an eligible family in 2024. Executive Director Lori Allen says the organization came back stronger in 2025 because of the break, noting that volunteers remained engaged through other projects on the peninsula, including two home builds for the Door County Housing Partnership in Sister Bay.
Just like the 49 homes that came before it, Allen believes it’s the community coming together that makes the home builds so special.
The celebration was missing its partner family, the Ferrons, who were unable to attend due to work and other commitments. Allen used the opportunity to emphasize that partner families are not given the homes, but rather must purchase them and contribute more than 200 hours of “sweat equity.”
