Women Build History
Since 1991, Habitat’s Women Build volunteers have come together from all walks of life to build stronger, safer communities. Women Build opportunities are available across the U.S., and any woman or person who wants to learn how to build or repair a home is invited to join.
Women and children are the most likely to be affected by poor living conditions, and these events provide the opportunity for women to take a proactive step in serving their communities.
Women Build is also a terrific way to involve your friends and family of all ages in crucial work with a lasting impact. You can also come alone and make new friends; the atmosphere is collaborative and friendly!
Meet The Loma Family!
2026 Women Build Recipient!
For Sharae, the dream of homeownership has always been about one thing: her children. A single mother of three, Sharae spends every day working to build a better future for her family. Her oldest daughter dreams of becoming a nurse someday. One of her children hopes to become a veterinarian, caring for animals and helping them heal. One of her other children loves music and movement and takes every chance to dance around the living room.
After being forced to leave the mobile home they had been living in, she moved her family in with her sibling. The small two-bedroom apartment is now home to Sharae, her three children, and her sibling. While Sharae is grateful to have a place to stay, the arrangement is crowded and temporary, and she knows it cannot last forever.
Despite the challenges, Sharae refuses to give up on her dreams.
She is currently a student, working toward admission into the nursing program so she can earn her nursing degree. At the same time, she works three jobs to support her family and keep them moving forward.
Through it all, this dedicated mother stays focused on what matters most—creating a safe, stable place where her children can grow.
“My kids deserve a safe place to grow up,” she says. “I never thought I would be able to afford to buy a home. Habitat’s program seems like an opportunity for someone like me who has always wanted to be part of something bigger than myself.”
For Sharae, a Habitat home would mean more than just walls and a roof. It would mean stability for her children—a place where they can study, play, and dream about the futures they are already imagining. A place to dance in the living room. A quiet space to study for nursing school. A home where her children can grow up knowing their mother never stopped fighting for them.
With hard work, determination, and the support of Greeley-Weld Habitat for Humanity, Sharae is building the foundation for a brighter future—one where her family finally has a place to call home.
Volunteer With Us!
This volunteer initiative empowers women by giving them hands-on experience and showing how their hard work makes a difference in the community. Right now, women make up only 1% of all plumbers, concreters, roof tilers, bricklayers, and carpenters. This event invites women from all over Weld County to pick up a hammer and tackle the pressing need for safe and affordable housing.
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Learn the History behind our Sponsorship levels!
Rosalynn Carter
She was an American activist and humanitarian who served as the first lady of the United States from 1977 to 1981, as the wife of President Jimmy Carter.[1]
Throughout her decades of public service, she was a leading advocate for women's rights and mental health. She and her husband also contributed to the expansion of the nonprofit housing organization Habitat for Humanity.
In 1987, she founded the Institute for Caregivers, to inform and support the efforts of caregivers. She received the Presidential Medal of Freedom alongside her husband in 1999.
Jane Jacobs
Jane Jacobs (1916-2006) was an urban writer and activist who championed new, community-based approaches to planning for over 40 years. Her 1961 treatise, The Death and Life of Great American Cities, became one of the most influential American texts about the inner workings and failings of cities, inspiring generations of urban planners and activists. Her efforts to stop downtown expressways and protect local neighborhoods invigorated community-based urban activism and helped end Parks Commissioner Robert Moses's reign of power in New York City.
Together with PPS mentor William H. Whyte, Jacobs led the way in advocating for a place-based, community-centered approach to urban planning, decades before such approaches were considered sensible.
Patricia Roberts Harris
Patricia Roberts Harris (May 31, 1924 – March 23, 1985) was an American politician, diplomat, and legal scholar. She served as the 6th United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from 1977 to 1979 and as the 13th United States Secretary of Health and Human Services from 1979 to 1981 under President Jimmy Carter. Harris was a trailblazer for women and people of color in holding several positions.
She was the first African American woman and woman of color to serve in a presidential cabinet and the first woman and person of color appointed to two different presidential cabinet positions. She was also the first African American HHS secretary, the second black HUD secretary, and the second woman to lead either of those executive departments.
Catherine Bauer Wurster
A pioneer in her field, Catherine Wurster devoted her life to advocating for affordable public housing, serving three U.S. presidents throughout her thirty-year career.
After the ratification of the 1937 Housing Act, she was selected to be the first Director of Research and Information for the newly-created United States Housing Authority. She also advised and consulted the Federal Housing Administration, the Housing and Home Finance Agency, and the California Housing and Planning Association. She later served on a committee at an urban problems conference commissioned by then-Senator John F. Kennedy.
Jane Addams
Jane Addams (1860 - 1935) was the first American woman to win a Nobel Peace Prize. Jane Addams felt a profound responsibility to foster positive social change throughout her life.
She was prolific in expanding kindergartens and daycares for working mothers, job training for women, and many other social services for Chicago’s low-income families by founding the famed Hull House. She was active with the women’s suffrage movement and helped found the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).
Tammy Duckworth
As a veteran, Purple Heart recipient, and former Assistant Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, Tammy Duckworth is a stalwart proponent and protector of veterans’ rights and services.
While serving as the Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs, she collaborated with HUD to end veteran homelessness while paying special attention to the needs of Native American and female veterans. Today, she often volunteers at food pantries