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Early Monday morning, The Johnson Group’s American Credit Acceptance and Habitat for Humanity of Spartanburg raised the first wall for a new home. The organizations will spend close to 2,000 volunteer hours building a much needed home for Esther Vargas and Domingo Villegas. The couple are retired and have been living in a mobile home with issues: interior structural damage and electrical and plumbing issues. read more

Despite the drizzle and dreary conditions Monday morning, Pablo Ortega couldn't help but grin. His mother and step-father's new Northside home was finally starting to take shape. "I'm proud that my parents have been able to work with Habit for Humanity of Spartanburg, and that they took the time to work with us," Ortega said. "This is my mother's dream." read more

Ted Phaeton reports on the construction of a new home, built by Habitat for Humanity, that is not only a dream come true, but a new chapter for a Spartanburg home owner. read more

American Credit Acceptance, a flagship Spartanburg corporation, will raise the walls on a Habitat home in the Northside Development Area on Aug. 5. Associates from American Credit Acceptance (ACA) will complete many of the 2,000 volunteer hours needed to build the home, which will last through January. The Johnson Group Community Fund will provide full home sponsorship ($70,000) for the project. read more

For the first time in years, Charles Davis Jr. is looking forward to a roof that doesn't leak. Davis, 72, was on the receiving end this week of a little help from both Habitat for Humanity of Spartanburg and volunteers from Upstate Warrior Solution. The groups are re-roofing Davis' aging East Main Street Extension home and addressing a crumbling chimney built more than a century ago as part of a new Habitat of Spartanburg Critical Home Repair program. read more

Produced for the Spartanburg Housing Summit, this video features stories and perspectives shared by Habitat homeowners and other local residents about both the challenges they've had with housing and the vision they have for our community. read more

While Lee Close, executive director of Habitat for Humanity of Spartanburg, observed volunteers busily building two new houses on Salem Street recently, he celebrated not only those two nearly completed homes, but also a recent donation that will offer several low-income families the opportunity to live in one of the city’s most sought-after neighborhoods. read more

Where you live affects the life you can have. Living in an opportunity-rich neighborhood – one that has access to jobs, good schools, health care and transit, gives everyone a chance to succeed – no matter where they’re starting from. Safe and affordable homes are the foundation of opportunity and a springboard to a better future. read more