Student-Led Green Building Projects Green built classroom Students building with eco-bricks Eco-brick & cob wall

Long Way Home, Inc.

Org #1009
Vetted since 2008 Site Visit Verified
2004
year founded
$227,309
raised on GlobalGiving
17
years fundraising
4
projects funded
* Amounts in US Dollars

Mission

Long Way Home is a non-profit organization that uses sustainable design and materials to construct self-sufficient schools that promote education, employment and environmental stewardship.

Project Leaders
Matt Paneitz
Matt Paneitz
Amanda Mallory
Amanda Mallory
Team
Matthew Paneitz, Adam Howland, Werner Bal, Henry Chali, Germain Hot, Omar Flores, Grace Cantu, Amanda Mallory
Organization Information
508 Mountain Prospect Ln
Culpepper, VA 22701
United States
Organization Information
508 Mountain Prospect Ln
Culpepper, VA 22701
United States

Project Reports

Each of GlobalGiving’s nonprofit partners is required to send quarterly donor reports detailing the impact of their work. Here are some of their recent updates:

We Did It! Another Amazing Year Complete, Our 20th!

By Matthew Paneitz | Executive Director

Dear Long Way Home Supporters! We are coming to the end of 2025 and we have had another extraordinary year, and we did it with your help! In 2025, 178 students attended Hero School and received a... Read the full report ›

2025 School Year - Huge Success

By Matthew Paneitz | Executive Director

Dear LWH Donors and Friends! We had a great 2025 school year because of you. We built ventilated stoves, water tanks, compost latrines, retaining walls and in about 4 days we start the construction of... Read the full report ›

Tire Retaining Wall Replication

By Matthew Paneitz | Executive Director

A few days ago, while running a few errands around Comalapa, our construction manager, Adam Howland, stumbled across a neighbor who had repurposed used tires into an impressive set of retaining walls... Read the full report ›
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