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eVolunteer Shares Habitat ReStore eStore’s Treasures on TikTok

Nancy Cowhey found more than shabby chic and vintage treasures shopping at the Habitat for Humanity ReStores in Williamsburg, Yorktown and Newport News. She discovered…

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Nancy Cowhey filming a TikTok video at ReStore.

Where Impact Lives: How Ferguson Helps Build Homes and Hope

A home is more than a roof and four walls. It’s stability, security and a space to dream. It’s where memories are made, traditions take…

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Ferguson team lifting a wall frame together during build.

Habitat ReStore Volunteer Debbie Hill: ‘I always feel my hands are God’s hands’

Debbie Hill drove past the Habitat for Humanity Williamsburg ReStore a few times before she decided to go inside and introduce herself to the staff….

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Debbie Hill, a senior volunteer at the Williamsburg Habitat ReStore, smiling while organizing items in the back warehouse.

Longtime Habitat Volunteer Finds Ways to Keep Giving

“Leave everything better than you found it.” Jenny McCauley lives by her father’s words, ones he said every time the family left a campground when…

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nny McCauley stands beside a curated display of antiques at the Habitat ReStore.

Dianne Colton: Volunteering For a Mission Close to Her Heart

If you’ve shopped at Habitat for Humanity’s Williamsburg ReStore, chances are you’ve seen Dianne Colton. A mainstay at the home improvement store and donation center,…

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Dianne Colton volunteering at Habitat ReStore, standing near linens section.

Volunteer Appreciation Event 2024

What an incredible evening (Sunday, December 15, 2024) celebrating the heart of Habitat for Humanity Peninsula and Greater Williamsburg—our amazing volunteers! As 2024 comes to…

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Delegate W. Chad Green, Sr. Presents Joint Resolution Commending Yorktown ReStore

Recognizing the impact the Habitat for Humanity Peninsula and Greater Williamsburg Yorktown ReStore has made on the community in its first year of operation, Delegate…

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Helping Sleigh Hunger in 2024

Thank you to this incredible community for coming out to support the mission to help end food insecurity in our local community. On July 25,…

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Habitat ReStore Peninsula & Greater Williamsburg expands Online Store, Launches Shipping

Habitat for Humanity Peninsula and Greater Williamsburg has made supporting its mission through the ReStore easier. Shipping is now available on many items for sale…

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Commemorating the Book and Music Lady at Habitat ReStore in Williamsburg

Susan Werych was known as “the book and music lady” at the Habitat for Humanity ReStore in Williamsburg. For several years, she was a fixture…

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