Shinn Executive Summit 2026 Recap
The 2026 Shinn Group Summit showcased a strong, collaborative community and inspiring partnerships that advance Homes for HOPE’s mission.
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Homes for Hope – empowering the poor to escape poverty
When you talk about “escaping “ something you think of running away – or fleeing. Well here’s a much different story. In the Congo, as in most developing nations around the world, there are thousands of people with small businesses… they have the ability to work,...
Homes for Hope in Haiti…
During the past month - a Homes for Hope team took an exploratory trip to Haiti to see how we could help Haitians rebuild their own homes with an affordable and effective building technology. I talked with several Homes for Hope builders who went on the trip:...
FoxBuilt Delivers!
Friday, September 24, 2010 - a great day in Southcentral Pennsylvania - a great day around the world! FoxBuilt Homes, based in Harrisburg Pennsylvania dedicated a home for hope. I got to be with John Fox (the biggest smile in the photo below) as he presented a...
Grand Homes and a grand project
Last Wednesday I was in Mckinney, Texas - just outside of Dallas - to help launch a brand new Home for Hope. It was an amazing day; a celebration of life in the greatest sense. About 75 people gathered as the first shovel of dirt left the ground. Grand Homes CEO...
Banking For Life
One of the powerful experiences I’ve had in visiting the HOPE International’s work has been attending a community bank meeting. This is a constant marvel to me. Clients (borrowers) from the Dominican Republic to the Congo to India gather typically twice a month...
Brentwood Builders – coming down the stretch!
Clare Hostetter (second from the left), president and founder of Brentwood Builders (www.brentoodbuilders.net), stands on empty ground which is being transformed into a home for hope in Mt. Joy, PA. When I first approached Clare about doing a Homes for Hope...
Children really are our future!
On one of my trips with the Dominican Republic earlier this year, I was joined by 3 kids – one in high school and two in college. It was amazing to see their eyes opened to poverty, and their passion ignited as they realized that they could help alleviate poverty...
A builder who won’t take no for an answer – Providence Homes perseveres!
I recently talked to one of our Homes for Hope builders In Jacksonville, Florida – Sean Junker from Providence Homes. He told me about a challenge he’d encountered with the project and how he planned to handle it. Listen to this: “We just got an update on the...
Antares Homes – a Homes for Hope Champion!
After sharing the vision of Homes for Hope and how many people could be lifted out of poverty from just one home, Ron said, “I’m in.”
