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Written by Clark Vilardebo
A major part of our mission at Habitat for Humanity is to build not just homes, but communities too.
And like many of our staff members already featured, Beatrice Croft, our community outreach manager, is vital to that part of the mission.
“My role is to pretty much build relationships and engage with the community. I am, you can say, the face of a Habitat for Humanity York County. I go out and build a relationship, tell what we do, [and] try to get people to partner with us, and engage with us,” Croft said.
Croft has been involved in non-profits for as long as she can remember, but says Habitat’s “goal of home ownership, building generational wealth, helping families achieve that goal through different means” is what drew her to working here.
“Most of our families may not be approved for a regular home ownership program. So we have different things like a debt to income ratio, or going through financial literacy before they go through the home ownership process. So I think that that’s what makes us different, and that’s kind of what drew me to Habitat.”
Croft is one of the busiest people at the office, as her role often involves her having to be out of the office often.
Currently, we’re partnering with the Catawba Area Coalition for the Homeless (CACH) to provide families food for Thanksgiving – which Croft played a big role in organizing.
As community outreach manager, much of Croft’s role involves attending community events and building our community partnerships like CACH.
Doing this may seem like an easy task, but sometimes persuasion is needed.
“Having to build that rapport and build that relationship, to gain the community’s trust, sometimes that can be difficult,” Croft said.
Seeing people become homeowners makes it all worthwhile for Croft, though.
“The idea to build generational wealth and help this family obtain stability is the best part of my job.”
Croft is very proud of the work she’s done here, but she hopes to add more partnerships with the Clover community.
For more information on our partnerships, visit
https://yorkcountyhabitat.org/give/corporate-partnerships/.
