Help Break the Cycle of Housing Insecurity
ALL DONATIONS will be MATCHED up to $10,000 thanks to our foundation partner, Colonnade BridgePort. Donate by June 30, 2025 to take advantage of this generous offer! Click here to find out how your gift helps break the cycle of housing insecurity for local families in Ottawa and surrounding communities. Dear Habitat Supporter, Doesn’t every […]
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Meet the Kemptville Korners Families!
Next summer, Habitat Greater Ottawa, in partnership with Habitat Thousand Islands, will welcome families to their new homes at Kemptville Korners. The families are currently working on completing their volunteer hours as part of the Homeownership Program, which includes volunteering at the ReStore, at community events and building on the Kemptville Korners site alongside their future neighbours.
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$30 for our 30th Anniversary
$30 for our 30th Anniversary Help us celebrate 30 years of building better, brighter futures. Habitat Greater Ottawa is celebrating 30 years of building better, brighter futures for local families. What we have been able to achieve in the last thirty years is the result of incredible community support and commitment to our vision that everyone […]
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Run Ottawa Race Weekend in support of Habitat Greater Ottawa!
Time to lace up your running shoes and join Habitat Greater Ottawa at the 2020 Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend! We are excited to be taking part in Canada’s biggest marathon weekend and we want you to join us! This year, the race is happening May 23-24, 2020 and we’re calling on all our supporters to […]
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Coming Home: Pablo and Claire’s Story
Our story begins in 2010 when my family immigrated to Canada from Colombia. Although the adjustment to Canadian life was challenging (especially those -40 winter days!) we were skilled workers and had a lot of dreams of how Canada would change our lives. My wife Claire, our eldest son Esteban and I first lived in […]
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Partnering with Tungasuvvingat Inuit for Indigenous youth training and skills building
We were so happy to have help from several Tungasuvvingat Inuit (TI) students on our Leacross Landing build site this past week! This is the second year in a row that we’ve had the pleasure of partnering with TI to provide young Indigenous students with the opportunity to participate in TI’s Introduction to Construction course. The […]
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Meet Our Future Homeowners!
On May 27, Habitat Greater Ottawa will kick off our largest build season to date with our 2019 Ground Breaking Ceremony! The final phase of the Leacross Landing development is comprised of nine homes, and will be Habitat Greater Ottawa’s largest build season to date. Upon its completion, the development will consist of 16 homes […]
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New Homes and New Beginnings: join us at our key ceremony!
Come one! Come all! You’re invited to join us in celebrating the completion of Phase II of our Leacross Landing development. On April 25th at 2:00 P.M, our newest Habitat family members will be receiving the keys to their brand new homes. The event will take place at our Leacross Landing development located at 6208 […]
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Habitat Greater Ottawa: Providing the bridge from social housing to market housing
At Habitat, our goal is to provide local families with a hand up into homeownership. Habitat homes are not free – instead, families who partner with us purchase their home from us and pay an interest-free mortgage that is geared-to-income. They also contribute up to 500 volunteer hours with our organization. By paying an affordable […]
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Our first holidays at Leacross Landing
My name is Tereza, and my family was fortunate enough to purchase a Habitat home at Leacross Landing this past summer. As a single mother of three I have worked hard to create the best life possible for my kids.
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5 myths of Habitat Homeownership
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Five things you didn’t know you could buy at the ReStore!
“I didn’t know you had this!” Is a comment we often get from both new and repeat ReStore customers. We receive a variety of donations daily – so you’re bound to find that hidden gem for your next DIY project! To top it off, we’ll be offering 20% off your entire purchase for the next […]
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