Habitat for Humanity of McDonough County
Making homes. Building community!
Your local Habitat for Humanity brings people together to renovate houses into homes across McDonough County.
Coming soon!
Special Dinner Event -- Bugs!
This is a special event section that is hidden if nothing is in it.
Come join us for an evening of bug-themed food and storytelling. An open-mic night of readings from some of McDonough County's best writers, storytellers, musicians, and poets. We want to hear your bug-related tales.
All proceeds go to Habitat for Humanity of McDonough County. ($15 covers dinner and shivers)
Our work
Renovating homes. Building hope.
We work with local people to make existing homes beautiful, safe and comfortable places to grow.
What we’re doing now
What we’re doing now
The bugs won during this Illinois summer, and our next-up project needs the kind of deep cleaning that we cannot use volunteer workers for. We need professionals. And we can't begin until we get this done. Donate even a few dollars to get this house clean and safe.
Follow along as neighbors and volunteers bring another McDonough County home back to life.
Why renovation?
McDonough County has houses with good bones that need care. We buy them, renovate them, and sell them at a great interest rate to families who qualify.
Renovating homes:
- preserves the local atmosphere and history,
- beautifies neighborhoods,
- makes new neighbors,
- makes use of homes that just need some love and care,
- and creates affordable homeownership opportunities in half the time.
Volunteer
Join our community.
You don’t have to be a carpenter. There are many ways to help a Habitat project move forward.
How to volunteer
Hammer nails, hook up pipes and sweep away your troubles. Is tearing down walls good for your soul? Is feeding folks your love language?
There’s a place for you here. Tell us what you enjoy doing, and we’ll help you find a way to pitch in.
Any age. Any skill level.
Bring your knowledge, your enthusiasm or simply a willingness to help. We’ll find a place for you.
Not a builder? Perfect.
Feed a crew. Take photos. Organize supplies. Make calls. Share a professional skill. There are plenty of ways to help build a home without picking up a power tool.
Keep volunteers fueled on build days.
Bring a trade, talent or professional service.
Keep tools organized, be a watchful eye for safety hazards, and/or make sure everyone has water.
Give
Sponsor Phase 1 of the Bugs-Be-Gone Home project
The Bugs-Be-Gone House
To kick off this project, we are asking for $1000 so we can hire a fumigator and cleaner to come in and make the house safe for us to work in.
Help us create a safe environment for our volunteers to begin renovating this house into a home!
Tell us what you have and we’ll see whether it fits a current need.
Have a house or land you’d like to discuss with Habitat? Start a conversation. We can start planning our next project!
Make our wishes come true. This gift list is a great way to contribute something you specifically know we need.
Deliver to Habitat for Humanity, 1212 W Calhoun St., Macomb, IL 61455
Families served
Homes completed
Volunteer hours
Years serving McDonough County (since 7/16/1964)
Our community
Our community made this possible.
Churches, businesses, schools, civic groups, grant partners and neighbors make this work possible.
Homeownership
Ready for a home of your own?
Learn about Habitat homeownership
Habitat homeownership is a partnership. Start by learning how the program works, what information is required and how to apply.
Your local Habitat
Neighbors building with neighbors.
Habitat for Humanity of McDonough County is your local Habitat for Humanity. We bring volunteers, homeowners, donors and community partners together around affordable housing in our county.
Meet your local Habitat
Board and staff information will live here, kept intentionally simple so the work and the people we serve remain the focus.
Our vision
A world where everyone has a decent place to live.
- Macomb Public Works Director
- Tulip lover
- Mom extraordinaire
- Board Member since 2025
- Girl Dad
- Housing Champion
- Habitat member since 2021
- Lifelong resident of McDonough County
- Longest Habitat board member - since 2012!!!
- Ex-Project Manager at Microsoft
- Author of the Catsitter Mysteries series
Contact us
How can we help?
Have a question about volunteering, homeownership, donations or our current work? Send us a message.