Habitat Homeownership Information Session - en español
2016-06-30 18:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | #3 (4)
To begin the process of applying for a Habitat house, you must first attend an information session. You will learn about the program, have the opportunity to ask questions, and then applications will be handed out at the end of the 1-hour session. Questions? Contact Jill at 828-210-9370.

5th Annual ReStore ReUse Contest
2016-07-01 08:00 - 2016-08-31 00:00 UTC | Photo-Dec-11-2-57-03-PM-1030×773
For the fifth consecutive year, the Asheville Habitat ReStore is encouraging residents to show off their creativity and talent for a chance to win the ReStore ReUse Contest. Garden shed, artist studio, chicken coop…tree house, dog house, playhouse…if you recently built a structure like this using predominantly reused building materials, Habitat wants to know! The contest runs July 1-August 31 and submissions must be sent electronically.
To read more, click here.
To submit your entry, click here.
Need inspiration? Below are the 2015 winners. To see all entries from 2015, click here.

Presbyterian/Methodist House & Interfaith House Kick-Off Event
2016-08-12 12:00 - 13:00 UTC | SECU Mountain to Sea Challenge House
Join us as we celebrate the start of Presbyterian-United Methodist House #25 and Interfaith House #18!
Habitat staff and volunteers will be joined on the jobsite by representatives from various faith communities as well as the Hensley and Torres families who will come to call these houses their homes.
Lunch will be provided by Habitat for attendees and jobsite volunteers. Lunch will begin at 12:00; program will follow at 12:30.
After the speaking program, guests will be invited to help raise the first wall of the Presbyterian/United Methodist House and sign the rim board of the Interfaith House. All are welcome to attend – please join us!

ReStore Fall Sale
2016-09-10 09:00 - 18:00 UTC | Photo-Dec-11-2-57-03-PM-1030×773
There’s no better day than Saturday, September 10th to shop at the Habitat ReStore in Biltmore Village. It’s the ReStore’s annual Fall Customer Appreciation Sale and they’re saying thanks to the community by offering 25% off everything in the store! Whether you’re looking for furniture, building supplies, housewares, books, appliances or antiques, shop the Habitat ReStore on Saturday, September 10th to take advantage of the lowest prices of the year. Sale hours are 9am to 6pm and free soft drinks and hot dogs will be available between noon and 2pm.

Asheville Duathlon, 10K and Bike Races to benefit Asheville Area Habitat
2016-09-11 07:45 - 10:00 (America/New_York) | Voluntourism 6.10.19
ASHEVILLE DUATHLON, 10K OFF-ROAD RUN, GRAVEL GRINDER BIKE RACES & DU 4 KIDS, on the beautiful Biltmore Estate. When registering, please remember to use code AVLHABITATISAWESOME. You’ll save $5 on your entry fee and 10% will be donated to Asheville Area Habitat!

Shopping Benefit at Ten Thousand Villages - Montreat
2016-10-02 13:00 - 17:00 UTC | Got $10?
On Sunday, October 2nd from 1-5pm, Ten Thousand Villages in Montreat (located at 303 Lookout Road, Montreat, in the Moore Center) will once again support Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity with its annual Community Shopping Event. 15% of sales during that timeframe will be donated to fund the construction of Habitat’s 300th House!
The public is encouraged to start early with holiday shopping during this special event! Shoppers have the opportunity to support fair trade worldwide while simultaneously supporting affordable housing locally in Buncombe County.

Dedication of Final 6 Homes in Hudson Hills
2016-10-14 16:00 - 17:00 UTC | CP#4-5_HomeownersHouse_3.9.16 (2)
Join us as we celebrate the completion of Hudson Hills! We will be dedicating the final six homes with the homeowners families, sponsors, volunteers, staff and community well-wishers. Come enjoy cider, popcorn, cookies and good company and help us welcome six more families HOME!

2015 Xmas Jam House: Trantham-Roper Family
Kraus-Cooper Cottage: Haywood Family
House built in recognition of continued generous support from the City of Asheville and Buncombe County: Jabs family
House made possible by Habitat Homeowner mortgage payments: Leal-Sitjes Family
House built in recognition of the North Carolina Housing Finance Agency’s generous support: Stanley family
House sponsored in part by an anonymous fund from the Foundation for the Carolinas, with support from Publix Supermarkets Charities: Harper Family

Student Build #3 Kickoff Event
2016-11-10 14:00 - 15:00 UTC | NC
Habitat supporters and students from Asheville Christian Academy, Carolina Day School, Christ School, and The Franklin School of Innovation will kickoff the third Habitat Student Build house with a small program and a truss-signing. These four schools are coming together to raise $55,000 to sponsor the house, and students who are age 16 and older will volunteer to help build it.

ReStore, Office, and Construction Sites Closed
2016-11-25 | NC
The ReStore, administrative office, and construction sites will be closed in observance of Thanksgiving.

Habitat Benefit Concert with Local Musicians
2016-12-04 18:00 - 21:00 UTC | CP-#10_Duath-Hamling-Eaton-Anon_1.15.17 (1)
West Asheville Presbyterian Church, with West Village Market, will once again hold its annual Habitat Benefit Concert with acts by talented local musicians! Attendance is free and a love offering will be taken midway through the show.
Performers include Valorie Miller, Ian Ridenhour, Jamie Laval, Paul Babelay, Laura Blackley, Kevin Smith & Planefolk, Blake Anthony Ellege and more! Hosted and produced by Aaron Price, music director at West Asheville Presbyterian Church.

Christmas Jam House Wall Raising
2016-12-09 15:00 - 16:00 UTC | Monkeys Holding The Light
Join us as we celebrate with Warren Haynes and his family, Before the Jam, Lend a Hand volunteers, sponsors, community well-wishers, and the future Habitat homeowner family! There will be a short speaking program, followed by the raising of the first wall.

28th Annual Warren Haynes Presents: The Christmas Jam
2016-12-10 19:00 - 2016-12-11 03:00 UTC | McKinley Dedication 7.14 (35)
The Christmas Jam is a one-of-a-kind music marathon that has raised more than $2 million for Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity. This year’s show, which includes Gov’t Mule, the Grateful Dead’s Bob Weir, Michael McDonald, Jamey Johnson + Alison Krauss and The Last Waltz Band, and many more, has already sold out. We are eternally grateful for Warren’s ongoing commitment to affordable housing, Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity and the families we serve.
Didn’t get tickets to this year’s Christmas Jam? You can still enjoy Jam by Day.

Habitat Office and Construction Sites Closed - ReStore Open
2016-12-23 | NC
Habitat’s administrative office and construction sites are closed on the 23rd in observance of Christmas Eve. ReStore is open this day.

ReStore Closed
2016-12-24 | NC
ReStore is closed in observance of Christmas Eve.

ReStore, Office and Construction Sites Closed
2016-12-26 | NC
Habitat’s ReStore, administrative office and construction sites will be closed on the 26th in observance of Christmas.

Habitat's ReStore, Office and Construction Sites Closed
2017-01-02 | NC
Habitat’s administrative office, ReStore and construction sites are closed in observance of New Year’s Day.

Singles Build
2017-02-11 08:15 - 15:30 UTC | Monkeys Holding The Light
This Valentine’s Day weekend join 30 other young, single professionals for a meaningful day of making connections and making a difference.
Your $20 registration fee will cover the cost of building materials. Lunch is generously provided by Moe’s Original Bar B Que! Participants (age 21+) will also take part in fun meet & mingle activities and will be invited to a Singles Build happy hour at Village Wayside Bar and Grille at the end of the day! (Thank you to Village Wayside for contributing 50% off coupons to our participants!)
No experience is necessary, just come prepared to work hard on our construction site and have a great time.
Click here for more details or to learn how to register.

Spirit Night and Fundraiser at Wild Wing Cafe - South
2017-03-20 17:00 - 20:00 UTC | A Holiday Gift that Empowers your Neighbor
Announcing Spirit Night at the Wing! This is a kick-off to Carolina Day Alumni Week and a fundraiser for Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity. Come, eat, be merry, and drop your dinner receipt in the box by the front door. That’s it! 10% of your check will be donated to the Habitat Student Build House #3! Just make sure you’re there on Monday, March 20th from 5-8pm.

Women Build - Paint & Trim How-To Clinic
2017-03-25 12:00 - 14:00 UTC | A empty field to 21 homes, a thriving community
Attention ladies! Come learn new skills, or hone existing ones! It’s a free event, but we’d like to know how many paint stations to prep, so please RSVP to beth.boag@store.lowes.com. Thanks!

WNCW Day
2017-04-22 08:15 - 15:30 UTC | Monkeys Holding The Light
This special build day will bring together WNCW staff and listeners for a meaningful day of volunteer work. Come help us build homes and change lives! No experience is necessary, just come prepared to work hard and have a great time! Volunteers on the jobsite can expect to help with a number of construction related tasks including: framing walls, roofing, siding, painting, trim work, landscaping, and more.
Spots are limited and you must sign up in advance.
Please click here to learn more and sign up now!

Beer Release To Benefit The House That Beer Built
2017-09-14 | 185 Hampton St 3.09.200
Calling all beer drinkers, come support Habitat! Sept. 14 Catawba Brewing Co – South Slope Tasting Room & Brewery is releasing a small batch of a German style Marzen and $1 from each pint sold goes to The House That Beer Built for a month following the release. Cheers!

Habitat Homeownership Information Session
2017-09-20 18:00 - 19:00, 2017-10-18 18:00 - 19:00 UTC | #3 (4)
Through shelter, we empower. To learn about Habitat homeownership, come to the 1-hour info session. Click here to learn more about our program and to review guidelines:
https://www.ashevillehabitat.org/housing-pro…/homeownership/

Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City - Book Discussion
2017-09-21 16:00 - 17:00 UTC | #3 (4)
If you’ve read, or plan to read Matthew Desmond’s book Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City before the Poverty Forum or Poverty Summit, please join us for a book discussion. Asheville Habitat Executive Director Andy Barnett will lead the discussion in Habitat’s Conference Room. Attendees are invited to bring a snack to share.
To RSVP, please email Laura.
About the book*: Harvard sociologist and MacArthur “Genius” Matthew Desmond follows eight families in Milwaukee as they struggle to keep a roof over their heads. Hailed as “wrenching and revelatory” (The Nation), “vivid and unsettling” (New York Review of Books), Evicted transforms our understanding of poverty and economic exploitation while providing fresh ideas for solving one of 21st-century America’s most devastating problems. Its unforgettable scenes of hope and loss remind us of the centrality of home, without which nothing else is possible.
Where to buy:
Malaprops
Amazon
Barnes & Noble

* From http://www.evictedbook.com/

National Voter Registration Day
2017-09-26 11:00 - 16:00 UTC | Photo-Dec-11-2-57-03-PM-1030×773
You can register to vote, update your address or party affiliation at the Asheville Habitat for Humanity ReStore for National Voter Registration Day! Fill out a form and we will take care of the rest.

3rd Annual Asheville Van Life Rally
2017-09-28 16:00 - 22:00 UTC | NC
Calling all lovers of adventure mobiles, dirtbag vans, camping rigs, tricked out trucks, & creative keepers of the wanderlust vibe! This event is for you to exhibit your vehicle (not just for vans), and to show off your project, dream about future adventures, share experiences from past trips, and drink good beer together.
Entertainment will be provided by the Pleasure Chest and DJ Marley Carroll. Beer provided by Wedge Brewing.
All registered vehicles & vendors receive a complimentary beer & a custom souvenir from the event. All proceeds go to Habitat for Humanity.
Come show off your van/camper/truck/adventure mobile, dream about future adventures, and share experiences from past trips. All for a good cause – Asheville Habitat!
See more at:
https://www.facebook.com/ashevillevanlife
Tickets and reservations at:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/3rd-annual-asheville-van-life-rally-tickets-35767645992

7th Annual PLS Poverty Forum
2017-09-28 17:30 - 20:00 UTC | NC
Please join us for a community conversation about affordable housing issues in WNC and how we can work together to bring about change.
Dr. Matthew Desmond is the John L. Loeb Associate Professor of the Social Sciences at Harvard University and co-director of the Justice and Poverty Project.
His New York Times bestselling book Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City draws on years of embedded fieldwork and painstakingly gathered data. Evicted won the 2017 Pulitzer Prize, National Books Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction.
In 2015, Desmond was awarded a MacArthur “Genius” grant.
5:30pm – Cocktail Reception with Matthew Desmond (sold out)
7:00pm – Forum
The Sherrill Center/Kimmel Arena, UNC Asheville
***To buy tickets or sponsor by phone, contact Brent McKnight at (828) 210-3405 or brent@pisgahlegal.org.

2017 Affordable Housing Summit
2017-09-29 08:00 - 15:30 UTC | NC
2017 Affordable Housing Summit
Presented by Pisgah Legal Services, City of Asheville, and Buncombe County
Join developers, planners, investors, local government leaders, and policy advocates to discuss strategies to meet affordable housing needs in the WNC region.
Local and regional experts will present on practical and solutions-oriented topics in development, policy, finance, and emerging trends in the field.
Pulitzer Prize winner Dr. Matthew Desmond, author of Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City, will make opening remarks, followed by morning and afternoon sessions and a lunch plenary presentation by Bruce Tolar on Missing Middle development strategies.
Topics include:

Resident & Community Engagement Strategies
Public Relations & Advocacy Strategies: Introducing Communities to New Projects
Financial & Zoning Incentives – City of Asheville &Buncombe County
Banking Sector Perspectives
Tax Incentive Financing – Beyond LIHTC
Development Services & State Building Code – Pitfalls &Tips
Universal Design & Accessibility
Bringing New Players & New Designs to the Table in Development
Citizen’s Guide to Affordable Housing Development
Fair Housing Act – Policy & Practice
Supportive Housing Strategies
Legislative Update from NC Housing Coalition
Green Affordable Housing

For questions or more information, please contact Justin Edge at 828-210-4493 or justin@pisgahlegal.org.

Habitat ReStore Fall Sale
2017-10-07 09:00 - 18:00 UTC | Photo-Dec-11-2-57-03-PM-1030×773
25% off store-wide at your Asheville Habitat ReStore. More details to come!

Virgola Wine Bar - Business Bungalow Fundraiser
2017-10-24 | NC
Virgola Wine Bar is hosting a fundraising event for Habitat’s 3rd annual Business Bungalow House. More details to come.
