South Puget Sound HFH is a locally run affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International, a nonprofit, ecumenical Christian housing organization.
Habitat for Humanity works in partnership with people in need to build and renovate decent, affordable housing. The houses then are sold to those in need at no profit and with no interest charged.
Volunteers provide most of the labor, and individual and corporate donors provide money and materials to build Habitat houses. Partner families themselves invest hundreds of hours of labor - "sweat equity" - into building their homes and the homes of others. Their mortgage payments go into a revolving Fund for Humanity that is used to build more houses.
Whether you are a contractor, homeowner, craftsman artist or designer you will find a wealth of interesting, inspiring and practical materials to complete almost any project at South Puget Sound Habitat for Humanity's ReStore. You'll find our 18,000 sq. ft. retail space in downtown Olympia stocked with everything from vintage, one-of-a-kind items to new and surplus materials.
After a week hiatus from the winter storm, we are back in production at the Shepherd’s Grove job site. The next orientation will be held Tuesday February 7th, 5:30pm at the affiliate office. Please call our office to get on the list. I look forward to seeing you out there – helping us to build our community.
One of the missions of the ReStore is to divert as much material from the landfill as possible. This was done to the extreme in 2011. We were able to divert over 875 TONS from the Thurston County Landfill, the highest we have ever had. This was done by the wonderful citizens of Thurston County as well as local businesses who continue to donate their slightly used or brand new building materials, appliances, and furniture to the ReStore. In 2011 we also began recycling metal waste from the store and other materials that we would have not normally taken. This allowed us to take the mission one step further and save even more from the landfill.
You can help too! While you clean your garages, shops, and houses this spring while getting ready for the summer. Think of the ReStore before you take those tools, appliance, furniture, lumber, or other building materials to the landfill. We are opened 7 days a week and accept donations from 10 am – 5 pm everyday!
We are ending the year with amazing progress at Shepherd’s Grove.This time next year, these 5 families will be celebrating the holiday in their new homes. Thank you to everyone who has come out to volunteer. Happy Holidays!