Habitat for Humanity of Monroe County was founded in 1988 and operated entirely by volunteers until 1997. Currently, we have more than 10 full-time staff in our main office and 10 full- and part-time staff at our ReStore. In that time, we have housed over 780 people--including 450 children. Currently, we are building an average of 8-10 homes each year and have 23 families in our program. Through the work of thousands of volunteers and community partners, Habitat for Humanity of Monroe County has built over 212 homes.

Construction for the our first neighborhood, Cedar Chase, began in 2008 on Bloomington’s southwest side and is home to 46 families. The second neighborhood project off the B-Line trail, Trail View, began in 2014 and is nearing completion. Once finished, the neighborhood will house 34 families in a combination of single-family and paired homes.

We recently broke ground on our third Monroe County neighborhood, Osage Place. Phase 1 infrastructure work began in May 2021 and is scheduled to finish in Spring 2022. This phase includes work for the first 30 lots -- just under half of the proposed 69 homes to be built in the neighborhood over the next several years. This part of the project is funded by a combination of generous public and private support. Despite supply-chain delays and material shortages fueled by the pandemic, construction on the first three homes began in fall of 2021.

The Habitat for Humanity of Monroe County ReStore was founded in 2004 as a fundraising arm of the organization. After locations on South Henderson and West 11th, it settled into its current location at 850 South Auto Mall Road in 2016. This discount home improvement store resells gently-used donations of furniture, home goods, appliances, tools, building materials, and more. The proceeds of these sales go directly to supporting families in the pursuit of affordable homeownership. Since 2013, the ReStore's proceeds have helped build or repair 14 homes.

Founded in 1976 by Millard and Linda Fuller, Habitat for Humanity is a global nonprofit housing organization working in local communities across all 50 states in the U.S. and in approximately 70 countries. Habitat’s vision is a world where everyone has a decent place to live.

Habitat invites people from all faiths and walks of life to work together in partnership, building houses with families in need of safe, affordable housing.

Habitat for Humanity of Monroe County is an equal opportunity housing provider and adheres to Habitat for Humanity International’s non-proselytizing policy.