Message from our President & CEO

Habitat for Humanity of Coastal Fairfield County has an ambitious building program in process and aspiring goals for the future.  We have finished a year of tremendous transition and accomplishment.  We face a year of challenge and uncertainty.  We face a time of economic uncertainty and social adversity the likes of which we have not faced since the Great Depression.  We are facing unemployment, financial hardship, foreclosures, and the displacement of good hard-working families.  Although this crisis has touched people at every level of society, families at the lower end of the economic ladder have been hit the hardest.  We need your support.

 Although we face a year of uncertainty and challenge, this year will set the direction of our affiliate for decades to come.  We have the two most significant builds we have ever undertaken in the continued renovation of our historic building on William Street into 12 affordable condominiums, and we are expanding our reach as we break ground on our 8-unit condominium in Stamford.  We will usher in a new era for our affiliate as we build and move into our New Operations Center, which will facilitate for decades to come our ability to build simple, decent, affordable homes in a clean, safe, efficient manner.  All of this we undertake during a time of economic weakness and uncertainty.  There is no greater time when we must work together and pool our strengths as a team to accomplish a legacy of a lifetime for our affiliate, our donors and volunteers and most importantly, the families we serve.  But we cannot do it without you.

 We have accomplished much, and have much left to do!  Now is the time to redouble our efforts to build more safe, decent, affordable homes for hard working, aspiring, low-income families.  Now more than ever is the time to work together to transform blighted neighborhoods into beacons of hope that unite people from every part of our community.  Our partnerships with individuals and groups from every facet of our wonderfully diverse community make these incredible projects possible.  And to see the smile on a parent or child with their first home makes it all worthwhile.  Where else can you return years later and see the lasting impact of your volunteer labor or donation in a neighborhood full of safe decent homes, along with the smiles of proud parents and the laughter of children who will always know that people really can make a difference. 

Now more than ever, together we can build homes, and build hope!  We ask you to “Help Build It!”  On behalf of everyone at Habitat and all of our partner families, thank you for your support.  We pray for your support and God’s blessing in all we do.

Habitat for Humanity of Coastal Fairfield County