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Whirlpool Corporation’s donated appliances help build affordable homes

Donated product from Whirlpool Corporation has helped Habitat affiliates build more homes, helping even more families realize their dream of homeownership.

Britam and Habitat for Humanity expand partnership to strengthen property insurance penetration rate in Kenya.

May 08, 2024

NAIROBI (April, 2024) - Britam General Insurance and Habitat for Humanity International (HFHI) – Terwilliger Centre for Innovation in Shelter (TCIS), have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to tackle the low market penetration of property insurance, which currently stands at 0.5%. It is estimated that one third of Kenyans are at heightened risk of property loss.

Two volunteers stand inside a home they are renovating in Eastern Jackson County, Missouri.

Bringing generations together through Habitat service projects

Habitat for Humanity affiliates across the U.S. are leading Team Up service projects to help people build connections across differences with others. Truman Heritage Habitat’s Team Up project brought an intergenerational group together to renovate two homes in Eastern Jackson County, Missouri.

Habitat for Humanity International Joins Call to Alleviate Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza

April 29, 2024

ATLANTA, GA (April 26, 2024) — Jonathan Reckford, CEO of Habitat for Humanity International, has co-signed a letter with InterAction, a leading alliance of NGOs and partners in the United States, and 50 other member CEOs, urging President Biden to take decisive and actionable steps to alleviate the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

Asia-Pacific youth and Habitat for Humanity join hands to implement solutions for decent housing

April 26, 2024

“I felt a sense of achievement, working with other volunteers,” said Glenna, a student who has repeatedly volunteered with her schoolmates to help the elderly declutter and clean their home in Singapore.

A homeowner on the front porch of her white house in Franklin County, Virginia.

Helping a longtime resident age in place

The place Sheila called home for nearly 70 years had a leaky roof and an inaccessible bathroom, but she lacked the finances to pay for the repairs herself. Habitat and Lowe’s helped Sheila repair her roof and bathroom, ensuring she can comfortably live in her beloved childhood home.

New initiative to address energy poverty in central and eastern Europe

April 22, 2024

BRUSSELS, 10 April, 2024 – A new project has launched to respond to sluggish renovation rates of residential buildings and high energy poverty levels in Central and Eastern Europe by empowering local communities and developing Neighourhood Energy Sufficiency Roadmaps.

Habitat partners with residents to revitalize an under-resourced Louisiana neighborhood

With support from Lafayette Habitat, residents in McComb-Veazey, a predominantly Black neighborhood in Lafayette, Louisiana, are leading neighborhood revitalization projects to transform their community.

Habitat for Humanity works to create equitable, inclusive communities across the U.S. through annual Home is the Key campaign

April 01, 2024

The global housing nonprofit demonstrates its commitment to helping increase racial equity and close wealth gap during Fair Housing Month.