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In January 1991, a group of Anchorage residents who believed in helping people help themselves began organizing to establish Habitat for Humanity - Anchorage, Inc. (HFHA).  HFHA officially affiliated with Habitat for Humanity International in June 1992.  HFHA works with people who live in substandard conditions and with volunteers and donors throughout Anchorage.

Habitat for Humanity - Anchorage is one of over 2300 HFHI affiliates at work in all 50 states, DC, Puerto Rico and Guam and in over 90 countries around the globe.  These affiliates have helped build over 400,000 homes to house over 2 million people.  Together with our local supporters we are making a difference, house by house and family by family, in the battle against substandard housing.

  • Partner Families have seen their lives transformed, becoming stronger members of society and making a difference in their communities.
  • Ever-growing numbers of individuals, small businesses, corporations, community service organizations, faith communities, and the military have stepped forward to become house sponsors, donors and/or volunteers to assist us in the work of Habitat.
  • Habitat for Humanity International has built more than 300,000 houses around the world, providing more than 1.5 million people in more than 3,000 communities worldwide with safe, decent, affordable shelter.
  • Since 1992, Habitat for Humanity - Anchorage has built 69 new homes and rehabbed six Habitat homes, housing 389 individuals including 252 children.

    • Habitat History

    1992 - Habitat for Humanity - Anchorage is chartered as an affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International.

    1992 - First acquisition of property.
     
    1993 - First Habitat home completed with the Fusilier family of six at 6610 10th Ave.

    1995 - The FedEx Pilots are the first House Sponsor on Myrtle Kent’s home on Tarwater Street. Fourteen people (including nine children) housed to date.

    1998 - First “Women Build” - a home built with the Todd family; sponsored and built primarily by women.

    1999 - 15th home - built with the Jimenez family and the Interfaith Council.   Sixty-nine (69) people, including 44 children, housed to date.

    2001 - Energy Partnership formed to sponsor and build their first home with the Nolberto/Vasquez family.

    2001 - 25th home - built with the Dargen family and sponsored by the Catholic Community & Providence Health Systems.  One hundred fifteen (115) people, including 73 children, housed to date.

    2001 - Anchorage land value limits single-family home construction for Habitat.  Habitat purchases land for multi-family homes at Bragaw and Peterkin.

    2002 - Brothers Under Construction sponsor the Nolan Howell Memorial House.

    2003 - Partner Families and sponsors build the first two condo/duplex Habitat homes.

    2003 - First Community House - allowing pooling of resources to sponsor a Habitat home.  One hundred ninety-seven (197) people, including 128 children, housed to date.

    2005 - Jennifer Blake, a long-time Habitat volunteer, sponsors the Blake House as a memorial to her family - killed in a 2004 airplane accident.

    2005 - GCI uses 50,000 recycled phone books for insulation in the Wells Fargo/GCI/AMBA house.  Two hundred thirty (230) people, including 154 children, housed to date.

    2006 - Habitat to break ground on a 12-unit townhome community, including Habitat’s 50th and 60th homes; begins year-round building program.

    2008 - The first 100 Women House sponsorship began, with matching funds from Wells Fargo and partners from the Community House.  

    2010 - HFHA worked with kpb architects and the Fairbanks Cold Climate Housing Research Center to design and build (with our Partner Family, Wayne and Dianna Kriger and many Habitat volunteers) a two-story Habitat home that employed REMOTE wall technology - as a  test case for elevating the standard of energy efficiency employed in affordable housing.  Click here to read more about this new technology.

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