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Press Release – Georgetown Key Ceremony Celebration for Russell & Edenyl’s Family
Prince Edward Island – On November 28th, 2024, Habitat for Humanity PEI handed over the keys to its newest Habitat Homeowners in Georgetown, PEI. Habitat for Humanity PEI broke ground on this project on October 7th, 2022. Since then, numerous individuals volunteered their time on the build site alongside Premier Island Homes, Anchored Construction, and…
Read MorePress Release: Summerside Key Ceremony Celebration for Maricel & her family
Prince Edward Island – On November 26th, 2024, Habitat for Humanity PEI handed over the keys to its newest Habitat Homeowner in Summerside, PEI. This Habitat Home was constructed in 2010, has since been renovated, and is now ready to serve another family. We would like to thank all the volunteers and community partners who…
Read MoreGeorgetown Key Ceremony Celebration
We are very excited to announce that Russell and Edenyl’s family will soon be moving into their new home. Our Key Ceremony celebration will be held on Thursday, November 28th at 1pm, in Georgetown. Please contact us directly if you are interested in attending and for location details. Email: [email protected] Thank you to all of…
Read MoreSummerside Key Ceremony Celebration
We are very excited to announce that Maricel’s family will soon be moving into their new home. Our Key Ceremony celebration will be held on Tuesday, November 26th at 1pm, in Summerside. Please contact us directly if you are interested in attending and for location details. Email: [email protected] Thank you to all of our generous…
Read MoreMeet Maricel
Family Story and Journey, as written by Maricel: “With God all things are possible” (Mathew 19:26), a bible verse my parents taught me and served as a reminder to me especially at times of downfall. Hi! My name is MARICEL, and this is my story: I am originally from the Philippines. I got married in…
Read MoreOPEN HOUSE: OCTOBER 3RD
Please join us for an Open House to learn more about Habitat for Humanity PEI’s homeownership program, pick up an application, and tour one of our most recent home builds! Habitat PEI Staff will be on-site to answer any questions you might have about how our homeownership program works, how you can qualify, and what…
Read MoreHomeownership Pre-Application Forms Now Open for Georgetown, PE!
We now have applications open for affordable homeownership opportunities in the community of Georgetown, PE! Please click the link below to fill out the Expression of Interest Pre-Application Form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeuBP67rKrmVdfgm-VSVapdsFfdcreiLmiPEQefvp1mZimh8A/viewform?usp=sf_link
Read MoreAre you looking for office/meeting room space?
We are excited to announce that we are officially launching our hoteling space! Our new Habitat for Humanity PEI office allows us the flexibility to offer office and meeting room space to other not-for-profit/NGO’s and small businesses! Our office is an open workspace environment, so you will be amongst the team. The meeting room space…
Read MoreHabitat PEI’s Year in Review – 2024 AGM
On June 19th, 2024, Habitat for Humanity PEI hosted its Annual General Meeting. Members of the Board of Directors, senior staff, volunteers, and members of the community gathered while our Chief Executive Officer, President of the Board, and Karen Coviello, VP of Affiliate Success at Habitat Canada, shared highlights from the organization in 2023. Habitat…
Read MoreJune 27th – Habitat PEI Breaks Ground in Harrington, PE for four new home builds
Press Release: Habitat for Humanity Prince Edward Island celebrates the groundbreaking of four new homes in the community of Harrington. Prince Edward Island – On June 27th, 2024, Habitat for Humanity Prince Edward Island celebrated the groundbreaking of four new homes in Harrington, PE. One of these homes is made possible by the Province of…
Read MoreHabitat for Humanity Prince Edward Island celebrates handing over the keys to two new families
June 18, 2024 Harrington, Prince Edward Island – Habitat for Humanity Prince Edward Island handed over the keys to its two newest Habitat homeowners. Habitat Prince Edward Island broke ground on these projects on April 28, 2023. Since then, numerous individuals have volunteered their time on the build sites alongside CP Construction, and many other…
Read MoreGreat.com interviews Habitat for Humanity PEI About Building Stronger Communities
Danielle Ribeiro from Great.com interviewed the Habitat for Humanity Prince Edward Island (Habitat PEI) as part of their ‘Great.com Talks With…’ podcast. This series is an antidote to negative news stories that aims to shed light on organizations and experts whose work is making a positive impact on the world. Habitat for Humanity Prince Edward…
Read More2024 Habitat Canada National Conference & AGM
On May 8th-10th a few members of our team traveled to Windsor, ON to attend the Habitat for Humanity Canada National Conference & AGM. Representatives from Affiliates across the country gathered to collaborate, strategize, and learn from each other, so we can further our collective vision, of a world where everyone has a safe and…
Read More2023-2024 Volunteer of the Year
This week we hosted a volunteer celebration BBQ at our new office location and we were so happy with the turnout. We had many of our staff, ReStore Volunteers, Build Volunteers, Board Directors, and two of our Future Habitat Homeowners join us in celebrating their accomplishments this year. We were honored to present Rick with…
Read MoreOur Local PEI Meaning of Home Winner – Marwa!
The Meaning of Home 2024 Campaign wrapped up at the end of February. This year, Prince Edward Island students in grades 4-6 submitted a total of 170 written entries on “what home means” to them. Our team at Habitat PEI has the best time reading all of the local entries and it gets even more…
Read MoreHabitat Canada’s CEO, Julia Deans Takes PEI!
On April 8th, we had the pleasure of hosting Habitat for Humanity Canada’s CEO, Julia Deans. She spent two days with us and it was an incredible experience. We showed her around some of our most recent home builds, took her to our ReStore and then we traveled through some of the different communities across…
Read MoreOur Office Has Moved!
Exciting News! Our office has moved! We are now located at 14 MacAleer Drive Unit 1, in Charlottetown. Same great team, new amazing space! Thank you to the team at @dalmacpei for helping us with all of our signage needs. And a big thank you to each and every one of you who continues to…
Read MoreTHANK YOU – Tops to Floors & Arsenault Bros. Construction
We would like to thank one of our incredible partners, Tops to Floors and Arsenault Bros Construction, for their VERY generous donation of $10,000 to Habitat for Humanity PEI. We are so incredibly grateful for this donation, and we want to thank David Arsenault and his team, again for their generosity. Every donation to our…
Read MorePeople’s Choice for Community Impact
On January 24th we attended the Greater Charlottetown Area Chamber of Commerce Presidents Excellence Awards Gala, where we were a finalist in the category of People’s Choice for Community Impact. Congratulations to our other fellow finalists, Canadian Blood Services and Big Brothers Big Sisters PEI – We were so incredibly honored to have been nominated…
Read MoreFinalist for the People’s Choice for Community Impact Award
We were so honored and happy to be nominated as a Finalist in the People’s Choice for Community Impact Award category of the Greater Charlottetown Area Chamber of Commerce President’s Excellence Awards. Also happy to be nominated alongside some other great finalists, Big Brothers Big Sisters, and Canadian Blood Services! Join us on January 24th…
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