A charity that restores properties has reported a “bumper year” by way of generous corporate and community support, as well as the delivery of numerous projects.

Sheelagh Cooper, the chairwoman of Habitat for Humanity of Bermuda, said the organisation’s biggest project was the completion of the Residential Treatment Centre in Somerset, which was a partnership between St James Anglican Church and Habitat with the facility to be operated by the Bermuda Hospitals Board.

She said: “Long-term patients from Mid-Atlantic Wellness Institute were able to move from a near-derelict institutional setting into a purpose-designed and beautiful residential setting.

“This was possible because of the huge community and corporate support, as well as more than 100 volunteers who gave countless hours.”

The second largest project was the partial completion of a four-apartment complex in Devonshire.

The project aims to provide affordable apartments for families leaving the Transformational Living Centre.

“We completed two of the apartments in 2024 and the remaining two are awaiting planning permission and will be completed early this year,” Ms Cooper said.

The team at Habitat was also able to complete four family home projects — one each in Paget, Devonshire, Warwick and Smith’s.

The Warwick property involved three families, including 11 children, living in derelict conditions.

Ms Cooper added: “All of this was only possible because of huge corporate support, hundreds of volunteer hours and generous discounts from our suppliers.

“We want to send out a big thank you to all who helped to make a difference in so many lives.”

Habitat aims to complete up to 12 individual projects per year.

Families are prioritised where there are children, elderly or disabled individuals living in the residence.

“The ultimate hope is to ensure that no family lives in unsafe, substandard or unhealthy environments,” Ms Cooper said.

Partnerships with agencies such as the Women’s Resource Centre, the Coalition for the Protection of Children, Age Concern and Home have provided a “constant source” of families in need of housing.

The Habitat ReStore that opened in the old Bluck’s building in Hamilton in 2019 was closed in September owing to its poor condition.

A new building has been granted as a gift by a donor and ReStore is expected to reopen next month.

The charity’s 2024 annual report said that its fundraising account stood at $68,766.91 while total assets were $372,628.82.

It said that in 2024, 8.5 per cent of funds raised went to administrative costs while 91.5 per cent went into completing projects.