Initiative gives wheelchair users a Brush with Kindness

For one Gary senior citizen named Maddie, getting outside on ground level by herself was almost impossible.

Munster native will spend summer on Bike and Build odyssey

Munster native Amanda Schulte has begun training for what is perhaps the longest bicycle ride she will ever take.

Casino Night in Crown Point assists Habitat for Humnanity

CROWN POINT | Academy Mortgage Corp. hosts a Casino Night from 6 to 9 Thursday at the Crown Point Buddy & Pal's to benefit Habitat for Humanity.

Habitat for Humanity of NWI dedicates its 58th home

Habitat for Humanity unveils model home

GARY | It takes people putting their hearts, time, donations and spirit into helping Habitat for Humanity build homes and hope.

Habitat for Humanity commemorates model home opening with dedication ceremony

GARY | There will be a  model home dedication ceremony at 5 p.m. April 11 at Habitat for Humanity of Northwest Indiana.

Local Habitat for Humanity affiliate looking for volunteers

The time is now if you are looking to volunteer to help a local nonprofit whose mission is to provide an opportunity for low/middle income families to own their own home.

Three families move into Habitat homes in Lansing

LANSING | Three new families were welcomed to the village last week as the Chicago South Suburbs chapter of Habitat For Humanity held a dedication ceremony at the Patti Leach Youth Center to celebrate the completion of three rehabbed homes.

Habitat for Humanity completing work on model home in Gary

GARY | Habitat for Humanity is in the final stages of completing its model home on property adjacent to the Habitat ReStore at 6114 W. Ridge Road in Gary.

Rusty and team pitch in for Habitat for Humanity

GARY | The Gary Railcats recently assisted in a Habitat for Humanity Project that allowed Rusty and team members and staff take a day to help the community.

Habitat for Humanity hosts Women Build kickoff event

CHICAGO HEIGHTS | Habitat for Humanity Chicago South Suburbs invites women from throughout the south suburbs to attend the 2013 Women Build kickoff event from 10 a.m. to noon Nov. 3 at the Bloom Township Center, 425 S. Halsted St.

At Home: A design challenge to help Habitat

You will find this hard to believe. You will wonder how this could be. I did.

E.C. Habitat home dedicated

New homeowner Darrah Walker reads a Bible verse Thursday during a dedication for her Habitat for Humanity home in East Chicago.

E.C. Habitat home dedicated

Angel, 6, Ane, 8 and DeShanti, 9, LaSalle work on their homework in their soon-to-be dedicated Habitat for Humanity home in East Chicago.

E.C. Habitat home dedicated

Dan Klein, Northwest Indiana Habitat for Humanity executive director, presents Darrah Walker with her new home during a dedication ceremony Thursday. With her are her children Ane, Angel, Devon and DeShanti LaSalle, ages 8, 6, 9 and 9.

E.C. Habitat home dedicated

Habitat for Humanity board member Lois Wilkins presents a Bible to Darrah Walker during a dedication for Darrah's Habitat for Humanity residence in East Chicago. With Walker are her children Ane, Devon, Angel and DeShanit LaSalle, ages 8, 9, 6 and 9.

The Week Ahead - Lake County

TUESDAY

Lansing girl to sing national anthem at Sox game

Molly Roe, 13, of Lansing, will sing the national anthem before the last Chicago White Sox home game of the season on Sept. 30. Molly performed the anthem during the opening week of the season, but because there were some technical difficulties with the sound system, she was invited back.

Habitat for Humanity offers 8 homes in Park Forest, Lansing

CHICAGO HEIGHTS | Habitat for Humanity Chicago South Suburbs is offering a workshop to aid local residents with the home buying process, the agency said in a release.

Women build Habitat house

Sue Deason holds a section of scaffold being prepared outside the Women Build of Habitat for Humanity of McLean County home being built for the Sandoval family in Bloomington, Ill.