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Habitat for Humanity is dedicated to helping low-income people realize their dreams of homeownership. See how we're making a difference.

When it comes to living a positive lifestyle, our habits either make or break us. If you’re interested in starting a habit that you can actually stick with, check out these useful tips.

You want to make a difference, but aren’t sure where to start without money. Fortunately, we have ideas to help you donate to charity without breaking the bank.

These books inspire the altruistic lifestyle and show anyone can make an impact on the world. Let’s explore each of them more in depth.

From Women Build to Collegiate Challenge to Advocacy Build to productive days on site with our local churches, school groups, local businesses, and even the Goldsboro PD, it's been a busy spring so far! And in case you missed our Facebook page, which you really should follow, we wanted to share just a few images as the first homes on McNair Heights begin to take shape.

When things are busy, wellness often takes a backseat to our presumed priorities. Check out a few ways to bring your personal health back to the forefront of your life.

For seniors, volunteering is the perfect chance to use extra time to make a difference in the community. Check out these positive reasons for seniors to volunteer.

This month, you can try some of these activities to support your community.

Today, we’re going to go through some simple, tangible ways you can help put an end to homelessness in your community.

If you’re looking for cool ways to donate your gently used items, check out this list of things you can and should donate, and some unique ideas of where to give them.

If you’re still not sure what you’re doing over spring break, check out these ideas for how you can have fun and give back.

This National Women’s History Month, you can honor women who have strived to make a difference in the world, along with women in your community today.

Habitat's spring building season is underway with Collegiate Challenge groups in town and our annual Women Build event set to be held March 19-28. The best part? This year we will be hosting it this year at our McNair Heights Neighborhood right in the heart of Goldsboro! Each day we will run two shifts, 8-11:30AM and 12-3:30PM. Registration is $50 and includes lunch, t-shirt and swag bag. Sign up today!

Did you know you can give back by supporting small businesses? Here are some hows, whys and benefits of supporting small businesses for your altruistic lifestyle.

The month of February reminds us to seek out stories and histories, and recognize the significance of black history. Take these ideas to heart and practice them as you honor Black History Month.

Employers are looking for more than just a good employee; they want someone with experience, good people skills and who stands out from the crowd. Make your resume jump out by adding volunteer experience.

This Valentine’s Day, give love to others by living an altruistic lifestyle and giving back. Try out some of these Valentine’s Day tips to truly see love blossom in your life.

With the deep cold, consistent darkness and long hours spent indoors, winter can be a pretty difficult season to get through, and it can often affect our mood.

With the new year comes new goals, new ambitions and new horizons to set our eyes on. Last year is a thing of the past; now, we’re ready to accomplish something bigger and better in 2026.

At its annual banquet on Friday, Jan. 16, the Wayne County Chamber of Commerce presented Habitat for Humanity of Goldsboro-Wayne with the 2025 Community Effort Award. This award was given to Habitat recognizing our work to galvanize the community behind our new McNair Heights Neighborhood.

Habitat Goldsboro-Wayne marked the start of vertical construction, as well as its 25th anniversary, on Friday, Jan. 16, with a special wall-raising ceremony at McNair Heights. Joined by volunteers, homeowners and members of the community, this event is one that we have long looked forward to. Now we are scheduling volunteer groups to help progress continue. Want to lend a hand? Sign up to volunteer today!

If you want to make a difference in 2026, make giving a part of your New Year’s resolutions. Here are some ideas for how you can create resolutions that give back.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from our Habitat family to yours. We also are excited to announce that we are beginning to schedule volunteers for early 2026 to work on our new McNair Heights Neighborhood! You can schedule your opportunity today!

Santa Claus is a staple of the winter season, and has been for a very long time. But what do we really know about this jolly legend? Today, we’re going to find out.

As you prepare for all of the gifts, parties and dinners headed your way this season, here are some ideas for how to decrease stress during the holidays.

For those of us who are able to give more, this is the perfect opportunity to get involved in your community and help spread the holiday cheer this season.

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