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Donation service to continue, 35% off pre-holiday sale Nov. 17-21 MEMPHIS, Tenn. (Nov. 15, 2017) – Habitat for Humanity of Greater Memphis today announced the Memphis ReStore will temporarily close to shoppers Nov. 22 through Jan. 12 to refresh the store and conduct staff and volunteer training. The store will reopen to shoppers on Saturday, Jan. 13. “This is all about improving the ReStore so we can raise more money to serve more families through our affordable mortgage and... Read More

Memphis Habitat received a massive number of calls this morning, Nov. 15, for the Aging in Place Program's call-in application period, with the available slots filling up in about 45 minutes. As a result, the Nov. 15 call-in application period is now closed and we will begin our call-back process. If you are waiting on a call back for a message you left today, Nov. 15, please be patient - you should be contacted before the end of December 2017. Currently we do not know when the... Read More

AutoZoners, local heroes complete home construction for family Memphis, Tenn. Nov. 10, 2017 – AutoZone, Habitat for Humanity of Greater Memphis and local military heroes came together to complete home construction alongside a local family during the annual Heroes Build Day event on Friday, Nov. 10, 2017, in the Oakhaven neighborhood. More than 40 active-duty, reserve and retired members of the military and first responder communities and AutoZone employees spent the morning... Read More

New homebuyers, sponsors and volunteers celebrate completion of homes MEMPHIS, TENN. (Nov. 8, 2017) – Between Nov. 2 and 4, Habitat for Humanity of Greater Memphis dedicated 10 new homes in the Oakhaven neighborhood near Memphis International Airport. During the ceremonies, sponsors and volunteers came together to celebrate the local families who worked to build and buy their first homes. Habitat’s work in Oakhaven started with its first planned development –... Read More

Memphis Habitat's next call-in application period for the Aging In Place program will be Wed., Nov. 15, 2017 starting at 9 a.m.  Please be aware that our phone lines will be extremely busy starting around 9 a.m. that day and you will likely have issues trying to reach any of our staff via phone. This illustrates the massive need for these services in our community. Plan to either contact staff via phone later in the day or via email during this time. We expect that our phone lines... Read More

The build day scheduled for Wed., Nov. 1, 2017 has been canceled due to the forecast of rain during the morning and colder temperatures. We are currently working to reschedule today's build day, but feel free to forward any questions to volunteer@memphishabitat.com. Thank you for your understanding in this matter. Read More