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Designworks Supports Habitat For Humanity, By Door County Pulse, Peninsula Pulse — August 14th, 2025 Designworks, a home furnishings studio based in Egg Harbor, has announced its partnership with Door County Habitat for Humanity in celebration of the nonprofit’s 50th home build in Sturgeon Bay.

Ground Breaking for the 50th Habitat new Home Build.

Habitat for Humanity broke ground for its 50th home build in Door County on May 28. The Ferron family of Sturgeon Bay will be assisting in the construction of their new home over the next several months.

After taking a year off to fundraise and secure a family with which to partner, Door County Habitat for Humanity has announced that it will build its 50th home in spring 2025.

Door County Habitat & Door County Housing Partnership Sister Bay Ava Hope Trail Home UPDATE Exciting updates from the Ava Hope Trail project: Door County Habitat for Humanity volunteers have started building the Door County Housing Partnership home in Sister Bay, a collaborative effort dedicated to providing affordable housing for local families in need.

Exacerbating recent funding issues for Door County Habitat for Humanity, flooding in late June at its headquarters and ReStore location in Sturgeon Bay resulted in roughly $45,000 in damages. The flooding at the store in June was at least partly due to outdated city infrastructure, according to Sturgeon Bay City Council Alderperson Kirsten Reeths. Reeths represents District 7 in the city, the area where the ReStore is located. The ReStore is a home improvement resale store operated by Habitat employees and volunteers. Proceeds from the sale of donated goods at the store go toward helping people achieve decent and affordable home ownership, according to the organization’s website.

With a little luck and your support, more groundbreakings will be held near a cul-de-sac on Ava Hope Trail in Sister Bay. Last week, the Door County Housing Partnership, Door County Habitat for Humanity, United Way of Door County, and others celebrated the groundbreaking for a new home to be built for the family of Ali Hernandez and Rimvydas Balciunas.

The couple, with their two children, Vaiva, 2, and Luca, 4 months, are currently living in a cramped, two-bedroom apartment in Baileys Harbor. Priced out of the housing market, they were considering moving to Green Bay, where Ali’s parents live. Instead, they will stay in Northern Door by purchasing a Door County Housing Partnership (DCHP) home once it’s constructed (by Door Habitat for Humanity Volunteers).

The Door County Housing Partnership will break gound on its sixth home July 30. It’s the first of 10 homes to be built on land purchased from the Village of Sister Bay with grant dollars from United Way of Door County. The home will be built by volunteers coordinated by Door County Habitat for Humanity and will be sold to a qualified person in the early education field to help stabilize childcare in Door County. The United Way funds came as part of a Workforce Innovation Grant from the Department of Workforce Development and the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation. The event will include comments from Missy Hughes, secretary and CEO of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation and state representative Joel Kitchens.

Two Door County nonprofits focused on Workforce and Affordable Housing will work together this summer in Sister Bay. In this unique agreement, the home will be financed and owned by Door County Housing Partnership (DCHP) and built by Door County Habitat for Humanity (DCHfH) Volunteers!