Habitat for Humanity Lakeside was founded in January of 1993 by a small group of local Sheboygan County citizens and interested Lakeland College students who admired the Habitat concept of building simple, decent homes in partnership with people in need. The affiliate, then called Sheboygan County Habitat for Humanity, served only Sheboygan County, which included a campus chapter from Lakeland College. In 2001, the affiliate expanded its geographical boundaries when a group of citizens from Ozaukee County desired to organize a Habitat chapter to serve their community. The board of directors chose to rename the affiliate Habitat for Humanity Lakeside to reflect the affiliate’s expanded service area.

Major milestones:

• December 1992: Habitat for Humanity Lakeside’s first board of directors was elected
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• January 19, 1993: Habitat for Humanity Lakeside became an official Wisconsin non-profit corporation, initially called Sheboygan County Habitat for Humanity
• May 3, 1993: Habitat for Humanity Lakeside became the 18^th affiliate in Wisconsin of Habitat for Humanity International
• November 1993: First Habitat for Humanity Lakeside Home was dedicated in Sheboygan
• 1995: Habitat for Humanity Lakeside does its first house rehab
• 1990′s: Shantytown became an annual funraising effort with church youth groups collecting pledges, building cardboard “shanties”, and spending the night in the cold and rain
• 2000: Habitat for Humanity Lakeside had their first “Blitz Build” challenge between Sargento Foods and Vinyl Plastics Inc., who sponsored two houses and provided the labor for a friendly rivalry
• 2001: Sheboygan County Habitat for Humanity becomes Habitat for Humanity Lakeside after a group of dedicated individuals from Ozaukee County start the Ozaukee County Chapter
• 2002: Habitat for Humanity Lakeside has their first warehouse sale of building supplies in Plymouth which becomes a quarterly event
• 2003: The Ozaukee County Chapter builds their first home in Port Washington
• September 2004: The quartly sale of building supplies found a more permanent home and Habitat for Humanity Lakeside opens the second ReStore in Wisconsin in Plymouth at 3003 Eastern Avenue
• January 2007: Habitat for Humanity Lakeside opens their second ReStore located on Hwy 42 in the Town of Sheboygan
• 2007: Habitat for Humanity Lakeside receives its first grant from Thrivent Financial and builds its first Thrivent Builds with Habitat for Humanity project
• March 2011: Habitat for Humanity Lakeside hires its first Executive Director
• June 2011: Habitat for Humanity purchases a building at 1911 N. 8th Street in Sheboygan for a new ReStore, affiliate offices, and a conference room
• January 2012: Habitat for Humanity hires its second Executive Director
• April 2012: Sheboygan ReStore has its grand opening at its current location at 1911 N. 8th St. Sheboygan in the old Evans Store
• April 2012: Habitat for Humanity  Lakeside brings on its first paid Volunteer Coordinator through the AmeriCorps VISTA program
• July 2012: Habitat for Humanity Lakeside brings on its first paid Community Outreach Coordinator through the AmeriCorps VISTA program