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"A House of Windows"

Pictured below are Mick Irwin, President of the Logan County Habitat Affiliate, and Tonita Reifsteck, Habitat Board Member. Tonita attended the annual Habitat Illinois conference in Champaign in October and was the winner of the drawing for a house of Feldco windows, which will be used in the next Logan County house build this spring.

As a second door prize, additional Feldco windows were donated to the Rockford Habitat ReStore.

2011 Habitat Illinois Capacity Building Training Conference

October 28 & 29, 2011

Habitat for Humanity of Illinois hosted its annual 2-day education conference for Illinois Habitat affiliates and ReStores at the iHotel & Conference Center in Champaign, IL.

It was a great opportunity for representatives to expand their Habitat network and to discover ways to strengthen their affiliates. This conference offered 25 workshop topics!  Nine sponsors and eleven exhibitors participated this year.

Capacity building was the focus of this training event. Beyond producing more houses, capacity building addresses board development, volunteer management, facilities, mergers, meetings, conflict resolution, marketing, strategic planning, staff, collaboration, and more. The sessions prepared affiliates to build over 100 houses in 2012.

"Habitat on the Hill"

February 15-17, 2011

Executive Director Bobbi Burgstone participated in "Habitat on the Hill,” a 3-day advocacy conference in Washington, D.C., attended by 90 Habitat for Humanity representatives from 25 states.

Bobbi met with staff members of Illinois Senators Durbin and Kirk and Representatives Biggert, Roskam, and Hultgren to discuss affordable housing, veterans, Haiti, and national service issues.

Success!  Habitat Illinois has been added as a

Charitable Choice on IL Tax Form

On August 3rd, Governor Quinn signed legislation to add Humanity of Illinois to the 2010 Illinois income tax form Schedule G (voluntary charitable contributions), which is called a tax check-off.

When preparing their upcoming state income tax returns, taxpayers may state any amount $1 or greater (no maximum) to be deducted from their refund or to be added to their tax due. To remain in the program, Habitat Illinois must meet the minimum donation threshold of $100,000 annually and welcomes support from all taxpayers.

These proceeds will be distributed by Habitat Illinois to Illinois Habitat for Humanity affiliates to repair and to build houses in partnership with limited-income families throughout the state. This legislation will benefit Illinois families in drastic need of safe, decent, affordable housing.

In the photo from left: At the Revenue Committee legislative hearing at the State Capitol in Springfield -- State Representative Kay Hatcher; Sandra Leidner of the Fayette County Habitat affiliate; Bobbi Burgstone, Executive Director of Habitat Illinois; and Deborah Ford, Board President of Habitat Illinois.

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