Habitat Wake Happenings

We were honored to be recognized by the NC Home Builders Association on November 13, 2024 with a STARS award for our Home Builders Blitz project! The STARS Awards program honors the achievements of home building industry professionals from across North Carolina.

Habitat for Humanity of Wake County is pleased to announce the election of five new members to our Board of Directors. Please join us in welcoming Matt Birckhead (Sir Water Chevrolet), MaryBurr Edwards (Fonville Morisey Realty), Richard Gephart (Gephart Building Company), Reverend Dr. Jeffrey B. Robinson (Juniper Level Missionary Baptist Church), and David Stewart (Elliot Davis). 

RALEIGH, NC (Jan. 11, 2023) – Publix Super Markets Charities (PSMC) is donating $100,000 to Habitat for Humanity of Wake County’s home preservation program as part of a nation-wide effort to support organizations that provide housing and shelter services, including 125 Habitat for Humanity affiliates. 

As Pride Month draws to a close, we reflect on the incredible initiatives undertaken by organizations around the world to support and uplift LGBTQ+ communities. This year, we worked to highlight Habitat Wake's core values of inclusivity and affordable housing for all.  From volunteer efforts to awareness campaigns, we were honored to support and uplift those from all communities in celebration of Pride.

Yesterday, more than 60 volunteers assembled to honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by volunteering with Habitat Wake to help build what Dr. King called the Beloved Community — a vision of an integrated, just society without hunger, homelessness and poverty — the ideal expression of the Christian faith. 

Patricia Burch, Habitat Wake’s new CEO, started with us on Monday, October 10 and has hit the ground running. Patricia is enthusiastically looking forward to meeting all of our supporters across our build sites, in our ReStores and upcoming events. In the meantime, get to know her a little better with these 15 questions:  

RALEIGH, NC (October 4, 2022) – Habitat for Humanity of Wake County’s Board of Directors has unanimously approved Patricia Burch as the organization’s next Chief Executive Officer.

Habitat Wake is grateful for the contributions great, small and everything in between from this incredible community across the globe. 

Habitat for Humanity of Wake County is pleased to announce the appointment of Haynes Sherron as the Chair of the Board of Directors, and the election of four new members, Ken Hyer of Cisco, Amy Hilfiker of Hughes Pittman & Gupton, LLP, L.