Building the Oahe Community
At Oahe Habitat for Humanity, our mission is to bring people together to build homes, community, and hope. People who struggle to afford housing, face frequent moves, substandard living conditions, or the threat of eviction. These situations create stress, depression, and hopelessness. Habitat for Humanity partners with people in need so they can build a better life.
And as long as our neighbors need our support, we will dedicate ourselves to:
- eliminating substandard housing in the Oahe area;
- building decent, affordable homes.
Together we can build a stronger, more resilient community, one house at a time.
LOCAL HOUSING CRISIS
In May 2023 Oahe Habitat for Humanity became a division of Brookings Area Habitat for Humanity. Stanley, Sully, and Hughes counties of the Oahe area now combine efforts with Brookings and Lake counties in South Dakota to further progress the impact of Habitat. Our combined infrastructure, resources and advocates from these organizations can now better serve the Oahe community.
Oahe Habitat for Humanity responds to the local housing crisis by making decent, affordable home ownership possible in our communities. Part of a global, nonprofit organization, we strive to create a world where everyone has a decent place to live.
But houses are only one part of our vision. Our home ownership program empowers families in need so that they also build self-reliance, dignity, pride, and hope for the future. It connects members of the community together. Contributing time, labor, or dollars to these projects, will help us build a stronger community and a brighter future for all of us.
No one should have to choose between having a roof over their head or putting food on the table... between health care and heat. Yet our neighbors face these choices every day.
Why Support Habitat for Humanity
Motivated by the belief that each of us is called to act justly, love mercifully and walk humbly with our God, we seek to be a partner and catalyst in building communities where everyone has the opportunity to thrive.
We believe that no one lives in dignity until everyone lives in dignity. When the broad community is engaged in addressing the urgent need for adequate, affordable shelter, we all become less vulnerable and more resilient. In bringing people together, we practice a philosophy of “a hand up, not a hand out,” and build on existing community assets: financial, physical, natural, human, social, and spiritual.
In seeking truly transformed communities, we view bringing people together not only as a way to deliver a product – improved housing – but as an essential process for building hope and the belief that healthier communities are achievable and beneficial for all. When we work together, statistics become faces with names, stereotypes are broken, and everyone has the opportunity both to give and receive.
Board of Directors
Keith Rounds
President
Yura Chong-Elverud
Treasurer
Kay Norton
Joseph Murray
Vice President
Justin Fjeldos
Cindy Dannenbring
Heather Solberg
Secretary
Justin Froiland
Scott Parsley
Interested in joining our board?
Fill out the form below to help impact local, affordable housing in our neighborhoods. We will review the submission and contact you with more information.