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Great Food, Great Company: Habitat Give Back Night Coming to Bonefish Grill Williamsburg

On Tuesday, August 18, get the trifecta of a night out. Great food, great company, all for a great cause. Habitat for Humanity Peninsula and Greater Williamsburg is teaming up with Bonefish Grill Williamsburg for a Habitat Give Back Night — and every seat at the table helps build homes and hope right here in our community.


From ReStore to Pocket Museum: How One Shopper Is Giving Donated Items a Second Life

At Habitat for Humanity Peninsula and Greater Williamsburg ReStores, every donation has a story. Sometimes that story is about helping fund affordable housing. Sometimes it’s about giving a piece of furniture, décor, or building material a second chance.

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Habitat Give Back Night at Bonefish Grill

Enjoy a great meal while supporting a great cause! Join Habitat for Humanity Peninsula and Greater Williamsburg at Bonefish Grill Williamsburg on Tuesday, August 18,…

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Congressman Bobby Scott, Habitat for Humanity Convene Housing Affordability Roundtable in Newport News

Congressman Bobby Scott joined Habitat for Humanity Peninsula and Greater Williamsburg on July 10 for a Housing Affordability Roundtable that brought together elected officials, housing professionals and community advocates to tackle the region’s growing housing challenges.

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A Clean Home. A Stronger Community. A July Partnership That Gives Back.

Habitat for Humanity Peninsula and Greater Williamsburg is proud to partner with Paragon Cleaning, a locally owned, woman-owned business that has been serving Hampton Roads since 2017.


Community, Pizza, and a Purpose: Recapping Our Bird Girl Bottle Shop Give Back Night

There are few better ways to bring people together than pizza, creativity, and a shared commitment to building stronger communities. Our Give Back Night at…

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A Mission Worth Coming Back For: Meet Williamsburg ReStore Manager Tony Rowe

Retirement was treating Tony Rowe pretty well. After more than 30 years in retail leadership, he had traded schedules and sales reports for a slower…

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From Fox Hill to the Fundraising Front Lines of the Habitat Mission

Habitat for Humanity Peninsula and Greater Williamsburg is proud to welcome Candace as its new Director of Development — and if you spend even a few minutes talking with her, you’ll understand quickly why she’s exactly the right fit for this role, at exactly the right time.

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Don’t Throw It Away: How Your Scrap Metal Donations Help Build Homes

At the Habitat for Humanity Peninsula and Greater Williamsburg ReStores, located in Newport News, Williamsburg,and Yorktown, scrap metal donations are recycled to generate funding that helps build and repair homes for local families — and donating is as simple as dropping items off at a ReStore donation dock during donation hours.

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Habitat’s 2026 Home Repair Blitz United Community Leaders and Volunteers to Repair 12 Homes

Habitat for Humanity Peninsula and Greater Williamsburg’s 2026 Home Repair Blitz brought together volunteers, community leaders and supporters for a powerful day of service across Hampton and Newport News.


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We help as many families as we can, but the lack of decent and affordable housing remains a critical problem in our area. By donating, you will provide upfront funding for building materials and services that makes interest-free loans to Habitat partner families possible. Habitat partner families help to build their own homes - alongside volunteers - and pay an affordable mortgage. Your monetary donations enable us to continue building strength, stability and independence for future local families.