Ulster Habitat Stories

Join Ulster County Habitat for Humanity on Tuesday, June 16 for a Designer Spotlight Open House at 149 Doris Street in Port Ewen, featuring designers Michael Van Nort and Shana Luther. Ulster County Habitat for Humanity will open the doors of its newly completed home at 149 Doris Street in Port Ewen on Tuesday, June […]

Women don’t knock on doors. We build them. September 22–26, 2026 | Hope Springs, Saugerties Women Build is back, and this year we’re going bigger. Ulster County Habitat for Humanity has hosted Women Builds before, and the energy on those job sites told us something: when women show up to build, they bring more than […]

Partnership model brings affordable homeownership to local family through community collaboration SAUGERTIES, NY – February 4, 2026 – Ulster County Habitat for Humanity celebrated the dedication of a new home at 39 Bromley Street, welcoming the Mazareigo family (Ruben, Deisy, Katherine, and Sofia) as the newest homeowners in the community. The dedication ceremony marked the culmination of […]

When Carolyn Hurley talks about her work as Family Services Coordinator at Ulster County Habitat for Humanity, her passion is palpable. “We’re not just helping people buy houses,” she explains. “We’re preparing confident, educated homeowners for long-term success.” In 2025, Carolyn significantly expanded Ulster Habitat’s Homebuyer Education Series, transforming it from a handful of required […]

Cold winter air couldn’t dampen the energy on our Port Ewen build site as volunteers gathered for one of construction’s most significant milestones: Truss Day. What is Truss Day? Truss Day marks the moment when a house transforms from a foundation and framing into something you can truly envision as a home. The roof trusses […]

What a nice turnout for Andrea M. Park’s exhibition opening at the ReStore Gallery in December! The space was filled with art lovers, community members, and supporters celebrating Andrea’s luminous Hudson Valley landscape paintings. Andrea’s oil and gouache paintings captured the breathtaking beauty we all know and love – Olana, the Ashokan Rail Trail, Esopus […]

More than 40 community leaders, supporters, and partners gathered in November at Jeffery Court for the land dedication ceremony of Hope Springs Development, Ulster County Habitat for Humanity’s groundbreaking 10-home community, the first Habitat-Led development in New York State The outdoor ceremony marked the official start of construction on the first woods-to-cul-de-sac development by any […]

Meet Lee Anne, our ReStore Manager! Lee Anne runs the ReStore, a thrift store that provides a year-round fundraiser to further our mission. You’ll often find her on the floor helping customers or at the register most days. She’s a key part of our organization, and we’re glad to share more about her. Do you […]

Meet Jeff, our Warehouse Manager! Jeff is responsible for accepting donations, and overseeing the work we do in the Ulster County Habitat for Humanity ReStore. Most of our staff have hidden talents. We’d love to hear yours. Would you mind sharing with us? I can wake up without using an alarm clock. My internal clock […]

Meet Gary Gary has been a dedicated volunteer with Ulster Habitat since the spring of 2018. Since that time he has helped construct 10 Habitat homes! He has become one of our “regular” build volunteers, consistently dedicating his time and skills to our mission. Gary’s expertise lies in lighting and theatre construction, but he has […]