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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!

Spring Cleaning with the Habitat Heartland ReStores

Spring cleaning time is here again! The benefits of this annual ritual are easy to see: a clean, organized home is a healthier home. Spring cleaning is associated with dusting, vacuuming, scrubbing and brushing. Many also use the time to declutter their homes of items they no longer use. The task decluttering can be daunting,...Continue Reading about Spring Cleaning with the Habitat Heartland ReStores

National Volunteer Week 2021

A message from Habitat Heartland Ontario Volunteer Manager Kendra Forrest, as published in LAVA April 2021 newsletter: Volunteers are Habitat for Humanity Heartland Ontario’s greatest resource. Habitat has a strong workforce of volunteers who donated more than 37,000 hours last year. Their time was spent in the ReStore, on the construction site, in the office, volunteering...Continue Reading about National Volunteer Week 2021