News
Habitat Young Professionals continue to Build Community
Build a home, build a community. Habitat for Humanity of Forsyth County has been transforming local residents into new homeowners for decades and also transforming lives throughout the process. An organization that encourages future homeowner participation during...
Habitat Young Professionals to Host Fundraiser
The Habitat for Humanity Young Professionals will host a Habitat House Party on Friday, March 10 at The Roller Mill, 1151 Canal Drive, in Winston-Salem. The event, a fund raiser for HYP’s Habitat House, will take place from 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Tickets...
Habitat Receives Grants for House Construction and Staff Position
Habitat for Humanity of Forsyth County has received grants from Publix Super Markets and the Winston-Salem Foundation that will fund the construction of a new house and a staff position supporting marketing and volunteer efforts. A grant of $65,000 from...
Habitat Forsyth to Host 6th Annual PieFest on Nov. 19
High School Students to Bake 1,000 Pies for Habitat Youth Ambassador Fundraiser Winston-Salem, NC – The Habitat for Humanity Youth Ambassadors will host its 6th Annual PieFest fundraising event on Saturday, Nov. 19 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The HYA group, made up...
Habitat Forsyth Announces BB&T Challenge Grant of $750,000
Funds will provide seed money for 30 Habitat homes over 3 Years Habitat for Humanity of Forsyth County announced July 20, 2016 the BB&T Challenge Initiative, a commitment from BB&T that will provide $750,000 – or $25,000 per Habitat house, for a total of 30...
SECU Habitat “Mountain to the Sea Challenge”
Habitat for Humanity of North Carolina’s ambitious “SECU Habitat Mountain to the Sea Challenge”—to build a home in each of North Carolina’s 100 counties—has gotten a major boost with a $450,000 grant from Oak Foundation. The grant will cover most of the administrative...
2015 – 2016
Of the 450 families served by Habitat Forsyth since the affiliate was founded in 1985, 35 families were served during the 2016 fiscal year through new construction, repairs, remodels, or home preservation projects. We were also gifted with the largest...
Summer 2016 Newsletter
In our Summer 2016 newsletter a section highlights our new Executive Director, Michael Campbell, who previously held the same position at Habitat for Humanity of South Palm Beach County in Florida. You can also find information about our partnership with...
Retiring Habitat director built community hope
Sylvia Oberle was packing memories into boxes at her office on 14th Street on Friday, but she looked out the window to call attention to one of her best and brightest memories, one that won’t be going into a box. “One of the things I like most about this...
Habitat Forsyth Names New Executive Director
The board of directors of Habitat for Humanity of Forsyth County announces the appointment of Michael Campbell as its new Executive Director/CEO, effective July 5. He succeeds Sylvia Oberle, who is retiring after leading the agency for the past 10 years....