Beginning with the foundation of our affiliate in 2002, Habitat for Humanity of Adams-Juneau has been dedicated to helping families get out of substandard housing with our simple, decent, affordable homes.

In 2014 we hope to finish two more homes, one in Mauston and one in Adams. It takes around $80,000 to build a simple, decent house — to buy lumber, windows, doors, shingles, and siding, as well as excavation, cement work and other services. Part of this cost is spent on the materials necessary to keep our homeowner families warm during these cold Wisconsin winters. During this holiday season, Habitat for Humanity of Adams-Juneau County is seeking to raise funds enough to cover this cost. To insulate the two houses currently under construction will cost roughly $3,500.

With a donation of just $25 or more you could pay for one roll of insulation and help our homeowners stay warm.

Please consider sending a check to P.O. Box 100, Mauston, WI 53948. Alternatively, you can click the donate button here or on the main page to pay by credit or debit card. We are also accepting cash donations at the ReStore.

For several months, Outreach Coordinator Dane DeVetter has been developing a brand new website for the Mauston ReStore. This is Dane’s first experience with building a website. Said Dane, “It has been a great learning opportunity for me, and I hope it will be a place that answers every question the community may have about Habitat for Humanity and the ReStore. My ultimate goal is that this website will be easy to update and develop by others when my VISTA year is over.” The new ReStore website is much more functional than our older version, and is based on an easy to use design. On the ReStore site, you can find information on donating, shopping, or the many ways you can volunteer at the store. Additionally, you can find all of our past newsletter stories on the news tab. On the main page, you can see pictures of some of our top current items for sale. With this website completed, Dane has moved on to build a new website for our Habitat for Humanity affiliate. You can find the new website at www.maustonrestore.com. If there is anything you think should be added to the site, feel free to contact Dane at volunteer@maustonrestore.com.

On November 6^th, Habitat for Humanity finished building its 800,000^th home worldwide. From habitat.org, “Since our homebuilding program began in 1976 as a way to move families out of poverty housing and into simple, decent homes of their own, Habitat’s work around the world has only sped up.” After taking 26 years to build its first 100,000 homes, Habitat has sped up dramatically and now builds 100,000 homes every year. In 2013, Habitat for Humanity has built homes in 70 countries all over the world. With an average of five people in each homeowner family, we have served approximately 4 million people.

At Habitat for Humanity of Adams-Juneau County, we are proud to have built 16 houses and will finish two more in 2014. Like every Habitat affiliate, we owe our success to our excellent volunteers. Habitat for Humanity International remarked, “We are excited to be on track to serve a million families through new home construction, home renovation or critical home repair by the end of 2015.” We look forward to being a part of this goal.