Habitat for Humanity Topeka - Neighbor Helping Neighbor
The concept is simple. Habitat for Humanity helps build affordable homes for lower income families in our community. It's not a "something for nothing" program. Habitat families are good people, who purchase their homes through a no-interest real estate mortgage, make monthly payments, have put sweat equity into building the homes, and take care of them while living there.
Neighbor helping neighbor in it's purest form...building homes and rebuilding entire neighborhoods.
Over the past twenty five years, Topeka Habitat for Humanity has built over seventy homes in Topeka, with the help of people just like you.
We're building several right now, and we need to build many more. But we need YOUR help.
Help us find families. Help with labor. Help with money, materials or land. Help anyway you can.
Topeka Habitat - Celebrating 25 Years - 1984 to 2009
Topeka Habitat for Humanity was officially incorporated on May 14, 1984, beginning a 25 year endeavor to improve the housing for disadvantaged citizens of Topeka.
From the first remodeling project at 1516 SE 6th (left) to the latest partnership with Thrivent building a new home at 1400 SW VanBuren (right), Topeka Habitat has been working with area volunteers, support from the community and area businesses to provide decent affordable housing to lower income families.
Check out all of homes built or remodeled during Topeka Habitat's 25 year history or view our online photo album.
Celebrating Achievements Through Our Partnerships
Thrivent Builds/Local Churches Partner with Topeka Habitat
Topeka Habitat partnered with Thrivent Builds with Habitat for Humanity along with area Lutheran churches for 2008 to build a new house at 1400 SW VanBuren. The project was a first for Topeka Habitat working with Thrivent Builds, who sponsors Habitat building projects in Kansas and Missouri. Both organizations have agreed to partner again in 2009 to build another Habitat home.
(Read the complete story)
Seaman High/Topeka Habitat's Twelve Year Partnership
Imagine learning to drive a car by logging hundreds of classroom hours, studying the rules of the road, watching driving videos, taking tests but never getting behind the wheel! Words like "impossible", "scary", and "rediculous" may come to mind. (Read the complete story)
CoreFirst Bank & Trust Gives to Topeka Habitat for Humanity
CoreFirst Bank & Trust's relationship with Habitat for Humanity stems back to 1992 when the bank was the first corporate sponsor to aid in the constuction of a Habitat home. Employees of the bank volunteered their time and talents to build the 7th Habitat house in the Topeka community for a deserving family at 11th & Lime. (Read the complete story)

