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Habitat Success Story- 10 Years Later

Habitat Success Story- 10 Years Later

At Teton Habitat, we believe that everyone deserves a decent place to live. Through donations, volunteering, and the support of our community, we are able to provide truly affordable housing in Teton County.  In 2013, Teton Habitat built four townhomes at the Homesteads at Teton Village. These were Habitat’s 25th – 28th homes.  As a Read More

Phase 2 Homeowner Selection for Parkside at Benson & Brown Station

Phase 2 Homeowner Selection for Parkside at Benson & Brown Station

Teton Habitat is excited to report that we have selected 6 families and 3 alternates for Phase 2 of the Parkside at Benson & Brown Station.  The selection process for the second six homeowners for this project began by informing our “active” pool of applicants of the income verification document deadline. 33 applications were submitted Read More

Remember Teton Habitat During Old Bill’s 2023

Remember Teton Habitat During Old Bill’s 2023

Remember Teton Habitat during Old Bill’s 2023. This year our goal is to raise $200,000 through Old Bill’s for affordable housing.  “No matter what amount, it counts.” shared Teton Habitat Homeowner Michelle Knobe. Teton Habitat provides truly affordable housing to families making 30-80% of the area’s medium income. More than ⅓ of the people working Read More

Habitat Success Story- Meet the Jimenez Family

Habitat Success Story- Meet the Jimenez Family

At Teton Habitat, we believe that everyone deserves a decent place to live. Through donations, volunteering, and the support of our community, we are able to provide truly affordable housing in Teton County.  In 2015, Habitat built four townhomes in the Daisy Bush subdivision located in East Jackson. The land was purchased from St. John’s Read More

Break A Sweat for a Good Cause This Summer

Break A Sweat for a Good Cause This Summer

While summer is short in Teton County, the beautiful weather and longer days allow Teton Habitat construction to accelerate. Indeed, summer is our prime building season—a time to create lasting impact. In order to really make gains during the summer, we need helping hands. That is where our fantastic volunteers come into play. It takes Read More

Parkside Homeowner Update

Parkside Homeowner Update

Affordable homeownership is the focus and end result of the work collectively done at Teton Habitat. The Homeowner Services team is in full swing this summer, managing multiple facets of Teton Habitats homeownership program.  First, our Phase 1 (first six units) homebuyers, who were previously selected, are going through their Homebuyer Education Classes while also Read More

Teton Habitat is Looking for Construction Volunteers – No Building Experience Needed!

Teton Habitat is Looking for Construction Volunteers – No Building Experience Needed!

Summer is our prime building season in Teton County and Teton Habitat is looking for more construction volunteers on the Parkside at Benson-Brown Station project. Parkside is moving along, with the first six units approaching completion. We can use your help to get these homes ready for our excited new homeowners. It takes a community Read More

First Interstate Bank Donates $100,000 to Teton Habitat

First Interstate Bank Donates $100,000 to Teton Habitat

Release Date: Wednesday, July 6th, 2023 This donation is part of First Interstate Bank’s Believe in Local program which supports Teton Habitat’s Parkside at Benson-Brown Station project. (Jackson, WY, July 5th) – Teton Habitat is proud to announce a $100,000 gift from First Interstate for our Parkside at Benson-Brown Station affordable housing project. This donation Read More

Positive Outcomes of Homeownership

Positive Outcomes of Homeownership

It is no surprise that homeownership leads to many positive outcomes, for individuals and families. But did you know that those positive outcomes benefit our collective economic stability, civic and social engagement, reduce our environmental footprint, and more? Teton Habitat is excited to share the following research findings about the outcomes of homeownership from Habitat Read More