Wilson Area Habitat for Humanity was incorporated in December 1989 after a handful of Wilson residents came together to establish a local affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International. HFHI was established in 1976 and now has more than 1100 US affiliates and more than 100 serving in other countries. Wilson Area Habitat pays an annual tithe to HFHI and has to meet specific guidelines to stay “in good standing” with HFHI. Our mission statement reads, “Seeking to put God’s love into action, Habitat for Humanity brings people together to build homes, communities, and hope.” Wilson Area Habitat completed its first house in 1991 and its 19th in 2023. Wilson County, the territory for WAHFH, has a large number of abandoned and substandard homes and a high percentage of renters vs. homeowners. WAHFH has constructed homes using volunteer labor, and through many of its early years, without any paid administrative staff. We now have a full-time executive director, ReStore manager, and assistant manager, as well as five part-time store employees. However, the community’s faithful volunteers provide the leadership and backbone needed to keep WAHFH “building homes, communities and hope.” To further that mission, Wilson Area Habitat opened its Habitat ReStore in 2004. In 2020, we doubled our square footage at 626 Ward Blvd. with lease of the adjoining space. The ReStore accepts donations of new or gently used building materials, tools, hardware, furniture and household items. Proceeds from the store go toward building and repairing homes. In 2021, the Board approved the creation of a “Repairs Ministry” in partnership with Wilson Community College’s Building and Construction Technology program. The goal of this ministry is to complete needed repairs to eligible homeowners who cannot finance the repairs themselves. WCC students, under the supervision of a licensed general contractor, will provide the labor for the repairs, and WAHFH will provide materials, volunteers where needed, and professional labor if necessary. About Habitat for Humanity International Founded in Americus, Georgia, USA, in 1976, Habitat for Humanity today operates around the globe and has helped build, renovate, and repair more than 600,000 affordable houses, sheltering more than 46 million people worldwide.
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| Wilson Area Habitat for Humanity Board of Directors, 2023-24
Bill Adams Stephen Bennett Dan Blackmon Lizzy Clapsadl, Vice Chair Robert Clark, Chair Tammy Daniel Mike Holt Kesha Howell, Secretary Rodger Lentz, Treasurer Eric Maas Bryan Radford Lynne White Lori Winstead Dr. Jami Woods Administrative Staff Suzanne Coker Craig, Executive Director Lori Hines Jones, Housing Specialist
ReStore Staff Anthony Lettley, Manager Daydra Applewhite, Asst. Manager |
Our Supporters (partial list) A+ Graphics Adams Flooring Company Carolina Tile Company CG Masonry Inc. Collins Aerospace Consolidated Electrical Distributors Creech’s Plumbing Inc. DLT Roofing Inc. Farmer’s Concrete Services First Presbyterian Church First UMC of Wilson Good News Advent Christian Church Greenlight Hawley Electric Inc. Herring-Sutton & Associates Hill Building Contractors Home Builders Supply Company Jarco Supply Kenwell Plumbing Inc. Langley’s Landscaping and Lawn Care Lowe’s Penny Drywall Construction Inc. Performance Heating and Cooling PLT Concrete Services Inc. Priority Waste Inc. St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church Tri-City Insulation and Building Products Truist Foundation Vick Family Farms West Nash UMC Wilson Rotary Club |
Wilson Area Habitat for Humanity
Building Homes, Communities, and Hope!