40th Anniversary
Celebrate 40 years of Orange Habitat in 2024!
Celebrate 40 years of Orange Habitat in 2024!
1984: Orange Habitat is founded and run by a group of volunteers out of Binkley Baptist Church
1987: The first home built in the Chesnut Oaks neighborhood in Chapel Hill is dedicated
1992: Susan Levy is hired as the first Executive Director and paid staff member
1998: The first House Party fundraiser is hosted at the home of
2002: The first parcel of land is purchased for Weavers Grove
2003: The first mortgage is paid off during the affiliate's 20th fiscal year
2006: Construction begins on the first homes built by Habitat in the Fairview Community in Hillsborough
2010: A Brush with Kindness, now known as the Home Repair Program, is created. Orage Habitat has since repaired nearly 250 homes in Orange County
2016: Construction returns to Chapel Hill in the Northside Neighborhood for the first time in 10 years
2021:Orange Habitat dedicates its 300th in Orange County and 50th home build in the historic Northside Neighborhood in Chapel Hill