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Veterans Build 2023

With the help of volunteers, Habitat for Humanity is able to achieve its mission of helping families attain decent, affordable housing.

The annual Veterans Build in Chicagoland will kick off November 2-4, 2023 on build sites at eight Habitat for Humanity affiliate build sites.

Habitat affiliates across the Chicago region are actively addressing the lack of affordable housing by partnering with military service members, their families, and veterans to help build and repair affordable housing. Habitat’s hand-up not a hand-out approach asks partner families to invest sweat-equity hours to build their home and volunteer with us.

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Veteran Serving Organizations & Individual Veterans

Are you a veteran, or a member of a military-connected family? We need you! We’re seeking teams of 10 veteran volunteers.

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Corporate Teams

Do you support veterans and want to volunteer? We need you! Sponsor your team of 10 for $2,500 which covers the costs of materials and supplies for the home and come out to build during Veterans Build 2023!

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Do you support veterans but can't come out to build? We need you! Sponsor a veteran team for $2,500 which covers the costs of materials and supplies for the home.

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Meet LaVonda

LaVonda is a Veteran of the US Army Reserves. She and her family are just one of the Habitat partner families working toward homeownership.
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Watch our Veterans Build video

View our Veterans Build Video to learn more about our program, our work and the volunteers that help make this work possible.
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2022 Volunteer Photos

2022 Volunteer Organizations

2022 Sponsors

Veterans Build Week 2021

2021 Press Gallery

2021 Veteran Build Events

Veterans Build Week 2021 Program featuring U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth
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Veterans Build Week 2021: A Town Hall Conversation with Chicagoland Veterans on Affordable Housing
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Veterans Build 2023 Volunteer

Veterans Build 2023 Volunteers

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Veterans Build 2023 Corporate Team

Veterans Build 2023 Corporate Teams

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LaVonda & her family

LaVonda has found a path to affordable housing through Will County Habitat for Humanity

“A year ago, I told my mom that I felt like I was never going to own a home. She reassured me that I would and that my stepfather was in his 50s when he bought his first home.

“I have been living at Hope Manor in Joliet. It’s housing for veterans and I have been nothing but blessed for the past six years residing there. I have been able to save up money and pay debts off. It gave me a fresh start and I am ready to move my daughter into our very own home. She wants pets, and a trampoline and I told her mommy’s working on it.

“I am trying very hard to fulfill the promise I made to her. I have been able to keep my credit score up and pay off many debts including my car payment, but it just seemed as though something was always keeping me from becoming a homeowner.

“Partnering with Habitat makes it possible for me to become a homeowner. It is the opportunity that I have waited for almost 20 years. It will provide me with an affordable mortgage and a safe and stable place to raise my daughter and I am grateful that I have the opportunity.”

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First Look for Charity 2023 Tickets

Official Hotel

WHY NOT MAKE A SPECIAL EVENT EVEN MORE MOMENTOUS? THE CHICAGO AUTO SHOW HAS PARTNERED WITH THE HYATT REGENCY MCCORMICK PLACE TO OFFER AN EXCEPTIONAL RATE FOR GUESTS ATTENDING FIRST LOOK FOR CHARITY.

Hyatt Regency McCormick Place

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The Chicago Auto Show is proud to announce its continued partnership with the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place as the official hotel for the 2023 Chicago Auto Show.

Just a 5-minute indoor walk from the McCormick Place show floor, experience modern guestrooms and sweeping views of the Chicago Skyline. Overnight guests of the hotel will receive a 15% discount at our multiple on-site food and beverage outlets.

The negotiated rate for First Look for Charity, scheduled for Friday, February 10 is $143*. Internet and health club/pool access is included with the price of the room.

Vehicle Giveaway

One highlight of the First Look for Charity is the vehicle giveaway. Over the years, lucky winners have driven off with the keys to 50 vehicles, including a Chevrolet Corvette and Dodge Viper. Any attendee who has purchased a ticket is eligible to win. However, the winner must be present at the time of the drawing.

This year, the giveaway vehicles are a 2023 Honda CR-V Touring Hybrid or a 2023 Subaru Crosstrek Sport. Winner must be present at the time of the drawing.

[1] A random drawing of ticket stubs for all attendees at the First Look for Charity Event with be made upon open stage during the course of the event. Vehicle(s) will be awarded at that time. If the owner of the winning ticket stub drawn fails to claim prize within a reasonable time, as determined solely by the Chicago Auto Trade Association, his right to the vehicle will be forfeited and an additional ticket stub will be drawn. The odds of winning depend upon the number of ticket stubs collected. Substitutions for the vehicle are not permitted; there are no cash award alternatives. Void where prohibited by law. Winner agrees to permit the Chicago Automobile Trade Association and/or the First Look for Charity Foundation to use his/her picture for future publicity and promotion without compensation. Winner further agrees to provide name, address and Social Security number to the Chicago Automobile Trade Association and/or the First Look for Charity Foundation, and to be responsible for any and all taxes, including Federal and State income taxes, state and local sales taxes or excise taxes, as applicable. Winner further acknowledges that he/she will be provided a Federal Form 1099 at year end indicating the full value of the prize awarded.