Habitat for Humanity of Montgomery County WelcomesFour New Board Members

Conroe, TX (January 2024) – Habitat for Humanity of Montgomery County, Texas (Habitat MCTX) is pleased to announce the addition of four exceptional individuals to its Board of Directors. These additions enhance the organization’s commitment to constructing secure, respectable, affordable homes for local families. This year marks the 35th anniversary of Habitat MCTX’s ongoing efforts […]

Meet Jesus and Milianie

“My family moved to Cedar Creek when I was a teenager. My mom built our home with the help of Habitat for Humanity, Montgomery County, Texas, their volunteers, staff, and our loved ones. Now, as a husband and father, I joined the program and I’m building a home for my family. I am very thankful […]

Meet Shelbie

Meet Shelbie, she is currently going through the new homeownership process with Habitat MCTX along with her son Jayden. Shelbie had the opportunity to share a speech talking about the impact having a home will have on her family at the 2023 Building Hope Gala. Learn about Shelbie’s experience in her own words below. “Good […]

Meet Juanita

Juanita and her three children live with her parents in Conroe. She is also blessed to have a grandmother that lives nearby. Juanita works in Splendora at a metal works company, overseeing quality control. She loves decorating clothes, gifts, and items for their home with her Cricut machine. Juanita’s two youngest children attend the same […]

Meet Danielle

Like many working mothers, Danielle wears many “hats” in the family. She helps care for her grandmother and mother in addition to raising her five active children. The family is currently living with her grandmother and make weekend visits to her mother in the countryside near Montgomery. She is a Certified Nurse Assistant, working as […]

A Home Repair Leads to a Sense of Safety

Lillie is a 71-year-old Conroe resident and has been a proud homeowner for 35 years. During this time, Lillie raised her three children in her home, followed by her beloved grandchildren. Besides the occasional visit from her family, Lillie lives alone. At 71 years old, she still works a part-time job to make ends meet. Lillie […]

A Repaired Home Leads to New Beginnings

Ricardo and Apolonia and their 10 beautiful children were in a stable home they thought was safe until Hurricane Harvey hit in 2017, and their home deteriorated to a dangerous level due to flooding. Apolonia could no longer safely home school her children and Ricardo, a truck driver, needed to work as many hours as […]

Habitat MCTX is an Official Veterans Build Organization

CONROE, TX — Habitat for Humanity of Montgomery County (Habitat MCTX) is now recognized as an official Veterans Build Organization through Habitat for Humanity International. This designation allows Habitat MCTX funding and partnership opportunities to help local veterans and their families through affordable housing and home repairs in our county. Every military family deserves a […]

Housing is the prescription we need

By Megan Sandel, MD, MPH and Jonathan T.M. Reckford Original Source: https://www.habitat.org/stories/housing-prescription-we-need?fbclid=IwAR3anEhQ8kPvu7awwSidfc7S5OpaoUHnJDkcIlVb_QTgvjVuHYauRmqnLws The message from public health professionals is clear: For the health of your family, and that of your community, the best thing you can do is stay at home. That guidance is clear, and it will save lives. But it also forces us […]

The Power of Community

Iris Richardson, a hardworking mom of two teenagers, never thought she would be in a position to ever buy or build her own home. The dream of homeownership became a reality through Habitat MCTX.