News & Events

Memorial Service

Friends of Rachel Edith Taylor-Saghie, former Executive Director of Habitat for Humanity La Plata County, are invited to a memorial service on Saturday, July 29, at 1:00 pm, Smiley Building, 3rd Ave and 13th St. Attire is comfortably celebratory.

Tribute to Rachel Taylor-Saghie

Rachel Taylor-Saghie1965 – 2023 The Board of Directors, colleagues, clients and friends of Rachel Taylor-Saghie join hands in fond remembrance of the love and devotion to the Habitat mission and to the Habitat families demonstrated by Rachel throughout her life. Her commitment to providing homes for as many as possible serves as a beacon that … Continue reading “Tribute to Rachel Taylor-Saghie”

2023 Mardi Gras

Join us as we celebrate Mardi Gras & Fat Tuesday 2023! Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023 5:30 p.m.Doubletree Ballroom Purchase your ticket online today! Live Music by “Broke with expensive Tastes,” dancing, two complimentary drink tickets (Specialty Mardi Gras drinks, wine or beer), appetizers, and a carving station. A wide selection of opportunities to bid on … Continue reading “2023 Mardi Gras”

2023 Redball Express

Hooray! It’s Durango Redball Express season! This fundraiser is a FUN-raiser. With each $5 donation, you will have the opportunity to win one of three cash prizes ($5000, $2000 or $1000). Here’s a link to make your donation. Thanks for your ongoing support for our local Rotary Clubs and the great work we do in … Continue reading “2023 Redball Express”

AmeriCorps NCCC

Our wonderful AmeriCorps NCCC spent a full week of support and leadership Team Building in Bayfield. There are eight individuals from all over the United States serving on our duplex build. As they work to RAISE the ROOF, we are delighted to host them. With so much uncertainty, we had reduced our jobsite exposure by … Continue reading “AmeriCorps NCCC”

Contractor’s Yard Sale

Due to the various exposure issues surrounding our annual Contractor’s Yard Sale, Home Builders Association of the Southwest and Habitat for Humanity of La Plata County have made the decision to not hold our historic one-day sale. Instead, we are taking building materials intended for the sale and selling them through the ReStore. Generous contributions … Continue reading “Contractor’s Yard Sale”

2020 Build

Our 2020 Build is now underway. Check out the latest photos from our new build. Thank you to The Durango Herald for the article about our new build: Habitat for Humanity builds despite coronavirus challenges #inthistogether #build2020

Shop & Give

Did you know that you can turn your online shopping into money for our mission?  For every purchase you make, Amazon will donate a portion of each purchase’s proceeds to the charity of your choice (us)!   It only takes a minute to enroll in Amazon Smile.  Then every purchase you make through www.smile.amazon.com will earn money for Habitat!

Habitat Holds You In Our Hearts!

Dear Friends of Habitat, On behalf of our Durango staff, we stand beside you as we look with Hope toward our community’s most urgent needs. We would like to share our response to the Coronavirus pandemic and how we seek to move forward. These challenging times warranted an immediate closure of our ReStore to protect … Continue reading “Habitat Holds You In Our Hearts!”