Habitat for Humanity began as a dream built on radical inclusivity, and on the belief that living in intentional community and sharing lives, resources, and work was a demonstration of the kingdom of God. Those beliefs and principles moved our founder, Leiha Larson, to mobilize our community and bring the dream of Habitat for Humanity to our neighbors. That dream holds true today, and it drives us toward our future:

We build and repair homes together with people in need of a decent place to live.

With our roots top of mind and in our hearts, the Habitat staff and board are excited to build upon this legacy and on the success of our first 25 years. The last five years have brought a new emphasis on home repairs that help people live more safely in their homes, an emphasis on capacity building, and a new ReStore that makes our work more sustainable.

Now we face the next 5 years ready to deliver on our promise to double our mission delivery.

Our plan for the next five years is to reach a point where we build two houses per year and simultaneously deepen our commitment to repairs—providing Critical Home Repair, Aging in Place, and A Brush with Kindness services at higher levels. Our new ReStore, which grows stronger month after month, will fuel our expanded affordable housing work.

Big changes are already happening! When you read our Strategic Plan, you will see that we changed our service area to better focus our resources on the growing needs right here at home. We launched our Aging in Place program ahead of schedule and hired a new staff person to support this work.

We are now looking at completing the goals of this Strategic Plan in June 2023 - two years ahead of schedule!

It is our pleasure to share this exciting and aspirational 5-year strategic plan with you. We can’t wait to work with you to build and repair homes for people in need of a decent place to live right here in Winona County.