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Habitat Heartland Ontario Celebrates 30 Years

Habitat for Humanity Heartland Ontario was established in 1993 as Habitat for Humanity London and expanded to Oxford Middlesex and Elgin counties in 2012, then into Stratford-Perth in 2014 and finally into Brant-Norfolk in 2021. We are a non-profit, non-denominational housing organization. We welcome partners without discrimination to help us build simple, decent, affordable homes...Continue Reading about Habitat Heartland Ontario Celebrates 30 Years

Habitat Heartland Celebrates Groundbreaking Ceremony in Tillsonburg, ON

Habitat for Humanity Heartland Ontario recently celebrated a Groundbreaking Ceremony for future homeowner, Melissa, and her family in Oxford County. This Habitat home is being built in partnership with Hayhoe Homes, the Town of Tillsonburg, Oxford County and the Government of Canada. A new survey released November 10, 2022, by Habitat for Humanity Canada finds...Continue Reading about Habitat Heartland Celebrates Groundbreaking Ceremony in Tillsonburg, ON

We Honour and Acknowledge Indigenous Peoples and Communities

Land Acknowledgement We acknowledge Habitat for Humanity Heartland Ontario and the Brant Norfolk Chapter is on the traditional territories of the Anishnaabeg/Anishinaabeg/Anishnabek/Anishinabek, Haudenosaunee (Iroquois), Huron-Wendt/Huron-Wendat, Attawandaron (Neutral), Lenape, Ojibway/Chippewa, and Wendat Indigenous Peoples. This territory is covered by the Upper Canada Treaties. We encourage you to learn more about the Upper Canada Treaties and understand...Continue Reading about We Honour and Acknowledge Indigenous Peoples and Communities

New Heartland Homeowners Receive Keys To Their Habitat Homes

Habitat for Humanity celebrates every time a new homeowner receives the keys to their new home. We call this a key ceremony – and invite members of the community to join us to celebrate a family’s journey into affordable homeownership. Recently we celebrated with three new Habitat homeowners who received the keys to their homes,...Continue Reading about New Heartland Homeowners Receive Keys To Their Habitat Homes

Habitat Canada National Conference 2022

The Habitat for Humanity Canada Annual National Conference took place May 11-13, hosted by Habitat Heartland in London, Ontario at the RBC Place Convention Centre. Habitat delegates from across the country gathered to connect, be inspired and share best practices. The theme of the well attended conference was “Build more. Serve more. Be the change.”...Continue Reading about Habitat Canada National Conference 2022

Habitat Heartland Announces Homeowner Family in Stratford!

Habitat for Humanity Heartland Ontario is excited to announce that a family has been approved for homeownership in Stratford and will move into their new home this fall! Claire and her children, Cameron and Megan, have been busy working on their volunteer hours and, like all Habitat families, qualified for housing based on three criteria;...Continue Reading about Habitat Heartland Announces Homeowner Family in Stratford!