You rarely saw Door County Habitat for Humanity volunteers without a hammer in 2024, but 2025 looks a little different for the organization and Executive Director Lori Allen. Builds with the Door County Housing Partnership, renovation and deconstruction projects, and home repairs helped fill the gap left by not having a partner family to build for in 2024.

In November, the wait paid off. The Ferron family home on 19th Place in Sturgeon Bay became the latest example of partners working together to address affordable housing in the community when Door County Habitat for Humanity celebrated its 50th home build with donors, volunteers and community members.

For Allen, it meant the world to see volunteers building a home for a new partner family after a year away.

The wheels are already in motion for partner family No. 51 in 2026.