Habitat For Humanity ReStore Condemned, Non-Profit Needs Community's Help

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The folks from Habitat for Humanity of Palm Beach County say they plan to move as soon as possible on rebuilding after fire tore through their ReStore in Riviera Beach.

Chief Retail Officer Peter Gates tells us that the building has been deemed unsafe and he and his staff have been told to stay out to avoid being injured. The roof appears to be the biggest concern from a safety standpoint.

Insurance adjusters were set to show up on Thursday afternoon, hours after the overnight fire.

Since they can't go inside, Gates says the assumption is that there is nothing salvageable and he is hoping for help from the community to replace the donated furniture, appliances and building materials that need to be sold in order to bring in money for the non-profit's mission.

Donations are being accepted and, for now, will be sold out of the Greenacres ReStore at the corner of Lake Worth Road and Military Trail.

You can call the Habitat for Humanity of Palm Beach County Donation Hotline at 561-253-2290.

Anyone who wants to help in the rebuild efforts by donating money can do through a simple text message:

Text "Building" to 243-725.

Investigators are looking into what caused the blaze.

Habitat for Humanity helps struggling, hard-working families become first time home buyers. All recipients have to put in hundreds of "sweat equity" hours, which include helping to build their own home and in exchange are given interest-free loans to pay off their home.

Gates says the stores help the mission by bringing the money to pay the non-profit's administrative costs, allowing donors to have 100 percent of their money go directly toward building homes.

Click Here for more information on how you can help the mission of Habitat for Humanity of Palm Beach County.

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