Racine Habitat for Humanity and the city are planning to build three houses as a part of the Lincoln-King redevelopment plan.

"Having something of your own is just empowering, you know it's yours. You get to do what you want with it. For me this is going to establish some stability.”

Johnson Financial Group entered a new partnership with Racine Habitat for Humanity to service mortgages for the nonprofit's homeowners free of charge.

Together, with the construction and trades programs, homes are built and students get first-hand experience.

Rashawn Cobb couldn’t stop smiling when he heard the news: that the home he and his Case High School classmates helped construct was for Racine Habitat for Humanity.

About a week in, they got the news that they were building walls for a real home. McAllister, a junior, said there was one thing that went through his mind right then and there.

“Let’s get this done the right way,” he said.

As executive director for Racine Habitat for Humanity, Grant Buenger knows a thing or two about building affordable housing in economically distressed neighborhoods.

On Racine Street on Tuesday, home builders were hard at work. Walking past, you heard the sounds of a knife cutting through Styrofoam, power saws slicing through…

Racine Habitat for Humanity handed over keys to a deserving new homeowner on Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021, marking the closing of the organization’s hundredth home.