Our History

Habitat for Humanity was founded by Millard Fuller in 1976. Thirteen years later, Reverend James McCormack introduced the concept to the Erie area. In 1989, with seed funding from the Erie Community Foundation, the Erie affiliate was established, and the first Habitat house in Erie was completed in 1991 with the help of dedicated volunteers.

 

Since then, volunteers have built 77 Habitat houses and rehabilitated 12 more—73 in the City of Erie and 4 in Union City—providing 77 families with a safe, decent place to call home. Additionally, 57 homes have been built internationally through our tithe.