Never before has Habitat for Humanity been so prominently in the spotlight-and never before has the need for its work been greater.

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You may have seen images on TV or in the newspaper depicting Habitat's long-term hurricane recovery plan called Operation Home Delivery. From Rockefeller Plaza to Major League Baseball's World Series to the National Mall in Washington, D.C., volunteers have come out enthusiastically to help build "containerized" houses that are being shipped to the Gulf Coast for reassembly in partnership with displaced families.

The word is getting out, and progress is undoubtedly being made. Yet while Habitat has used the opportunity to spread the important message of substandard and affordable housing, the need for decent shelter still far outpaces its provision.

That's why we need your help TODAY. We need your gift NOW in order to deliver simple, decent, affordable homes not only to those devastated by recent events, but to those millions of families in all parts of the world living in poverty that constitutes a daily disaster unto itself. Media cameras do not illuminate their hardships, and their hope for a better home never makes the front page. But with your support, they will not go overlooked. Housing does make a difference. You can change a life today. Please send us your donation so that we may strengthen our drive, with you, to improve lives along the Gulf Coast and throughout the world.