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Saving energy and money in New York

Columbia County Habitat in New York has built townhouses with Passive House design, which use 70 percent less energy than conventional construction.

Self-reliance and stability in Uganda

When Job Kalulu was still in primary school, his family lost their home. Today, Job and his family live in a safe, decent Habitat home.

A sense of belonging in New Zealand

Els Palemene and her family moved into their West Auckland Habitat home in Massey, New Zealand, in June.

Rockefeller Center Christmas tree, From shade to shelter, Habitat for Humanity

Rockefeller Center Christmas tree’s journey into a Habitat home

Each year since 2007, lumber milled from the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree has been used to help a family build their Habitat house.

Shelter empowers parents

Shelter empowers parents, and every single child deserves to feel that strength and stability day after day. That’s what we envision when we talk about a world where everyone has a decent place to live.

A Habitat home brings stability to a family

“We know we have a permanent place now,” says Poe Shee. “We can plan for things.”

A step up

A Habitat for Humanity house is a hand up, a step up for families who — many of them for the very first time — are achieving a decent, affordable place to live.

Summertime safety

Stay safe as you work on your summer to-do list with these helpful hints.

Surprise! We're home!

Most parents surprise their kids with gifts, but Heather Heflin surprised her 10-year-old daughter Monique with a house.