Putting Habitat’s milestone houses in perspective -- Habitat for Humanity Int'l 1
Putting Habitat’s milestone houses in perspective
Much to celebrate
- From its founding in 1976 until 2000, Habitat for Humanity built 100,000 houses with people in need of decent, affordable shelter.
- Over the next 10 years, Habitat would surpass the milestone of building 400,000 houses.
- Today, more than 2 million people are now living in Habitat homes.
- Still, the needs are great.
More to build
- Habitat for Humanity and its partners are committed to a world where every man, woman and child has a safe and healthy place to live.
- Millions upon millions of people still live without adequate shelter.
- The numbers tell us we need to do more — much more.
Worldwide…
- Over 100 million people are homeless.
- Nearly 2 billion people live in slum housing.
In the United States…
- More than 33 million people live in poverty. This number reflects a family of four living on $17,850 per year or less.
- Some 95 million Americans face housing problems, approximately one-third of the total U.S. population.
- Of that 95 million, one-third spends more than 30 percent of their income on housing.
- Some 5.1 million American families have "worst-case" housing needs, forced to pay more than half their income for housing, endure overcrowded conditions and/or live in houses with severe physical deficiencies.
- While the number of families in poverty is growing, the number of affordable rental units is shrinking.
Celebrate the milestone houses with us by extending a helping hand to those families still desperately in need of a simple, decent, affordable place to call home.
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