City Employees Join Forces to Build Homes for Habitat for Humanity
GREELEY, Colo. — On March 26, City of Greeley employees volunteered at Habitat for Humanity to help build affordable homes for local families. The work was part of Habitat for Humanity’s Women Build, a hands-on program that helps women take action on the affordable housing crisis. Women Build teaches women how to build homes and speak up for safe, affordable housing.
“For City employees, serving Greeley is more than a 9-to-5. We’re proud to be out here with Habitat for Humanity, boots on the ground, sleeves rolled up, helping local families build a home.” said Housing Incentive Manager Kaileen Whaley. “With every floor we frame, we’re helping a neighbor get closer to the dream of homeownership and strengthening our community along the way.”
“We are incredibly grateful to the volunteers who show up each year for Women Build with their time, energy, and passion.” said Chief Executive Officer Cheri Witt-Brown, Greeley-Weld Habitat for Humanity. “Their commitment demonstrates the power of community. When women step forward to build, they don’t just construct houses. They help shape stronger families, stronger neighborhoods, and a stronger Weld County.”
Hope Springs will be a 42-acre, 491-unit community. It is designed to help low- and moderate-income families become homeowners. At the build, the City’s women-led crew worked on floor framing, an early step in building a home. As they worked side by side, they learned new skills and made a difference for local families. The project shows how communities grow stronger when women build together.
Impact
Owning a home is one of the most reliable ways to build financial stability. When finished, Hope Springs will provide safe, stable housing for 174 local families. It will also give families a path to greater economic security through affordable homeownership.
Since 2023, the City has used $1.3 million in federal grants to support the first phase of Hope Springs. This funding helped build 48 of the 168 affordable homes. The project shows what can happen when community partners work together. By sharing resources and skills, these partners are helping address Greeley’s housing needs, expand access to affordable homes and strengthen the community.
To learn more about the city's efforts to address housing, visit: greeleyco.gov/government/city-administration/city-departments/housing-solutions
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About Housing Solutions
The City of Greeley’s Housing Solutions team helps create homeownership opportunities in central neighborhoods, supporting a strong local workforce and helping reduce commute time and transportation costs for people who live and work in Greeley. To make that happen, we partner and combine resources, including federal, state, local, and private, to support new housing development, preserve existing affordable homes and assist low to moderate-income households.
About Greeley-Weld Habitat for Humanity
Greeley-Weld Habitat for Humanity is part of a global, nonprofit housing organization that seeks to eliminate substandard housing by opening the door to fair and equitable access to affordable housing for all. Habitat for Humanity was founded on the conviction that every man, woman, and child should have a simple, durable place to live in dignity and safety, and that decent shelter in decent communities should be a matter of conscience and action for all. Since 1987, Greeley-Weld Habitat for Humanity has built over 350 homes in Weld County. Since its founding in 1976, Habitat for Humanity has helped more than 50 million people worldwide build or improve the place they call home.