Calling All Young Professionals The first meeting of our Habitat Young Professionals group will be on Monday, September 12th, 6PM!  Come join us at our operations center – 1555 Shannock Road, in Charlestown! HYP members are between the ages of 21-40 years old, and are grass-root volunteers who work within our local chapter to create [...] Continue Reading>>

Join our friends at Kent Washington Association of REALTORS® at their 24th Annual Charity Golf Tournament and support South County Habitat!!!   Date of Event:  Monday, August 22, 2016 Event to benefit: *South County Habitat for Humanity *Lucy’s Love Bus   Location: Potowomut Golf Club 439 Ives Road, Warwick, RI 02818 Time: 11:30 AM Registration/ [...] Continue Reading>>

The South County Habitat for Humanity Young Professionals network has a “Meet and Greet” scheduled for Sunday August 28th @2PM at our office in Charlestown.  Learn about the mission of Habitat for Humanity & how you can get involved! Hear from our homeowners, staff, & enjoy a hotdog or two! HYP members are between the ages of [...] Continue Reading>>

Interested in owning your own home?  Sign up now for our next homebuyer class and find out more.   Space limited.  Next class starts in October!!! Classes will be held from 5:30 PM- 7:30 PM on: 10/5/16 10/12/16 10/19/16 10/26/16    

Spring has sprung at our Edwards Lane building site.  On a recent gorgeous Saturday morning, South County Habitat opened the doors of our newest built home to members of the Sabourin Family, our volunteers and supporters, and members of the local community. This house, which is our most energy efficient home to date, represents our [...] Continue Reading>>

April 20th was a time for celebrating and giving thanks to all of our wonderful volunteers.  Over 120 of us gathered at Christ the King Church Parish Center in Kingston.  The group enjoyed some good food from Arturo Joe’s and some great company with one another. A special thanks goes out the all the volunteers on the Tuesday/Wednesday Build, [...] Continue Reading>>

As one year closes and a new one starts, we would like to take a moment to reflect on our successes for 2015. In 2015, 7 new families celebrated Christmas for the first time in their South County Habitat homes.  Boy, have we been busy!!!   None of this would have been possible without the tremendous support of our [...] Continue Reading>>

Thrivent Builds with Habitat for Humanity   On an unusually warm December day, South County Habitat opened the doors of our newest built house, the Faith Build Home, to members of the Mancini Family, volunteers and supporters, and members of the local community.  All in all, close to 100 people turned out for the festivities. [...] Continue Reading>>

This holiday season, if you are shopping online, shopping through various retailers’ results in a portion of your purchase being donated directly to South County Habitat. Visit one of the following online retailers to take advantage of this great program:   Amazon Smile- https://smile.amazon.com/ch/05-0450845                   iGive- www.igive.com/welcome/warmwelcome.cfm?m=942912&c=51054 [...] Continue Reading>>

Make a difference this Christmas season! First we gave thanks. Then there was Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Now, Giving Tuesday has arrived. Giving Tuesday kicks off the charitable season, when many of us focus on our holiday and end-of-year giving. This year, as part of your giving plans, consider giving an alternative gift to [...] Continue Reading>>

Charlestown, RI A group from MetLife, many traveling in from around the Northeast, recently joined us as part of a corporate Team Build Day. They spent the day working on siding and the front porch of our Edwards Lane site. This was the second corporate Team Build Day for MetLife.  They are already looking forward [...] Continue Reading>>

Have you ever driven to one of our build sites and found out there was a last minute site change?   Perhaps inclement weather unexpectedly causes a meeting or build cancellation?   We make every effort to provide timely notification when there is a change.  Typically you would be notified by email or perhaps see [...] Continue Reading>>

South County Habitat for Humanity recently accepted a donated vehicle from National Grid. Although the vehicle was “gently used” by National Grid, it will continue to provide much needed support for South County Habitat in its day to day operations for years to come. “Working with South County Habitat for Humanity has been a great [...] Continue Reading>>

The South County Habitat for Humanity 2014-15 Annual Report is now available for review. Another very successful year of achieving our mission. ************************************************************ Thank you to all of our supporters and volunteers!!!   ************************************************************ 25 years of serving the hard working families of South County.      Please click on the image below to view the [...] Continue Reading>>

Charlestown, RI As part of a corporate Team Build Day, a group from Alex and Ani recently joined our Women’s Crew to work at our Edwards Lane project.  The large group from Alex and Ani worked side-by-side for the day with the future homeowners of both the Edwards Lane  and Pinecrest Drive homes, and our regular [...] Continue Reading>>

Are you looking for a home?   Perhaps you know someone who is looking?   We currently have 3 homes available.  Please call for more information.      

1 in 13 US homeowners have fallen behind on his or her mortgage payments.   Rhode Island is currently ranked #1 in New England for foreclosure starts.   South County Habitat for Humanity will be hosting free classes. By attending this class, you will learn about: *     The information that’s needed for the foreclosure prevention [...] Continue Reading>>

Join our friends at Kent Washington Association of REALTORS® and support South County Habitat   23rd Annual Charity Golf Tournament Monday, August 24, 2015   To benefit: *South County Habitat for Humanity *Elizabeth Buffum Chace Center *Sojourner House Open to all REALTORS®, Affiliates, Friends & Guests! $125 per golfer, $500 per foursome Location: Potowomut Golf [...] Continue Reading>>

Construction is wrapping up at Edwards Lane.  Our volunteers have been very busy with the great weather we’ve had.  We are always looking for volunteers to help out.  Visit our Volunteer section to find out more information.   If you would like to help support our current projects, feel free to visit our Donate section. Edwards [...] Continue Reading>>

Habitat for Humanity is all of us working together, partnering with families to improve their housing. The life-changing impact of decent and affordable shelter unites us. We are Habitat, and we are changing lives!   Watch the below video and contact us for more information.    

On May 16th, we finished up our Old North Village project with a home dedication for the “Home for a Hero” house, going to the  family which includes a Purple Heart Veteran.  With over 100+ family, friends, SCHH volunteers and supporters, it was a perfect day for a dedication.  The event was covered by a couple of [...] Continue Reading>>

April and May 2015 have been busy months for South County Habitat for Humanity.  In addition to the many events going on throughout the months, we also had three families close on their new homes.  Two homes located at our Old North Village site and one at our Edwards Lane site.   Congratulations and best of luck to our [...] Continue Reading>>

Volunteer Appreciation Dinner 2015 April 22nd was a time for celebrating and giving thanks to our wonderful volunteers. With over 100 people present, the group enjoyed some good food and great company, as we rang in our 25th year of servicing the hard working families of South County achieve the dream of homeownership. A special [...] Continue Reading>>

Earth Day has passed, but did you know that donating a car to our “Cars for Homes” program is another way that you can clean up your neighborhood and help South County Habitat for Humanity build homes?   Click on this image for a short video on details of the program and how you can help.   [...] Continue Reading>>

Charlestown, RI (January 29, 2015) South County Habitat for Humanity  has been awarded $109,000 from Thrivent Financial to support the Thrivent Builds with Habitat for Humanity program, an ongoing multi-year, multi-million dollar partnership between Habitat for Humanity International and Thrivent Financial, which helps create safe, decent, affordable housing across the globe. Locally, the program will [...] Continue Reading>>

Laurie and Aaron Andrews become the 55th family to join our Habitat homeowners. Their new home on Edwards Lane in Charlestown and was blessed and dedicated on Saturday, November 1st.  The crowd swelled in the home as weather prevented the dedication to take place outside.  Shoulder to shoulder were Andrews’ family,friends and co-workers, South County [...] Continue Reading>>