Building a Better Community One Home at a Time
Six years ago Joann Shirer-Mitchell and Marvin Mitchell closed on their Habitat for Humanity home in Mebane. They left behind the public housing unit they rented for 14 years, for more money per month than their current Habitat mortgage. Homeownership had been Joann’s goal since her participation in 1999 in the ACHIEVE program through the Chapel Hill Housing Department. She learned what she must do to increase her self-sufficiency, which included owning her own home. She researched more about homeownership and then successfully applied to Habitat for Humanity of Orange County.
5501 Durham Chapel Hill Boulevard
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Thank you for supporting the ReStore! The quality goods you donate and purchase help build Habitat for Humanity homes. Together we are building homes and hope in Durham and Orange Counties!
Proceeds from the ReStore support affordable homeownership for deserving families through Habitat affiliates in Durham and Orange counties. Since 1995, the store has raised over $600,000 to build homes and hope in our community! Please donate gently used furniture, appliances, household goods, or building materials to the ReStore! Free pick-up is available for most large items and your donation is tax-deductible.
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It was just so touching, standing shoulder to shoulder with the volunteers, the day the walls went up on my home. Then the reality set in: I’m going to be a homeowner! —Renee Allen, mother of Khadijah and Amirah and small business owner.