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New study emphasizes need for affordable housing in Spartanburg read more

Spartanburg business leaders raised the walls on the 132nd Habitat Spartanburg home in the Habitat at Regional Neighborhood Tuesday. read more

Four years ago, when Cindy Johnson — the single mother of three teenage boys — started volunteering with Habitat for Humanity, she never thought that home ownership would be a possibility for her. But Saturday, 17 women from Habitat will be putting the final touches on her new home on Bon Air Avenue, the site of this year’s Women Build Week event. read more

Hundreds of Spartanburg County’s youngest learners are playing a major role in the next Habitat for Humanity house to be built in the city of Spartanburg’s Northside neighborhood. More than 430 students and several faculty members at Pauline-Glenn Springs Elementary School gathered Tuesday morning in the school’s gymnasium to scrawl inspirational messages on wooden beams. The pieces will be used to build the Habitat home the school is raising funds to support. Students used colorful Sharpies to write notes like “Let God be with you,” “I hope you love your house!” and “Have a great life,” accompanied by smiley faces and hearts. read more

AFL prides itself on “making connections possible.” On Tuesday, Sept. 5, the Duncan-based global manufacturer of fiber optic products connected one Upstate mother and her five children with their future home in Spartanburg County. AFL, in partnership with Habitat for Humanity of Spartanburg, hosted a wall-raising ceremony for Crystal Thompson and her family at the construction site of their four-bedroom home at 182 Bon Air Avenue near Spartanburg Medical Center. “AFL has a number of core values — nothing more important than giving back to the community,” said Kurt Dallas, executive vice president of cable and connectivity for AFL. “We are honored to participate with Habitat for Humanity of Spartanburg.” read more

Even though they’re too small to hammer nails or install drywall, Pauline-Glenn Springs Elementary School students will play a major role in the next Habitat for Humanity house in Spartanburg. The home-building nonprofit agency and the school have partnered to build a home in Spartanburg, with construction tentatively set to begin next spring. It’s the first time an elementary school has sponsored and raised money for a Habitat Spartanburg house, said Lee Close, the agency’s executive director. read more

The construction of the two latest Habitat for Humanity homes is helping fulfill a vision of a mixture of new housing in the Drayton community. The three-bedroom, two-bathroom houses are at 549 and 553 Calvert St. on a vacant parcel of land that Habitat Spartanburg purchased from Pacolet Milliken. Lee Close, executive director of Habitat for Humanity of Spartanburg, said the houses are in an ideal location because of their proximity to medical, educational and retail amenities. read more

Nearly 80 Denny’s employees and 18 Spartanburg Habitat volunteers wielding hammers, saws and paint rollers worked on three homes in the city’s Northside on Thursday. read more