Habitat for Humanity works with many companies to eradicate poverty housing. Our corporate partners’ donations of funds or services help us to continue providing families with homes and the hope of a better life. We are grateful for their kind support.
The Resources page offers a curated collection of materials, guides, and tools to support and inform the Empty Spaces to Homes project.
For two remarkable days, Covent Garden became a gathering place where reflection, conversation and connection unfolded through art, storytelling and shared experiences. On May 29–30, Habitat for Humanity’s global public art installation Let’s Open the Door arrived in London, transforming one of the city’s busiest public spaces into an immersive experience exploring what home means, why it matters and why everyone deserves one. As one of only two international cities selected to host the campaign outside the United States, London joined a global movement that has already inspired audiences in New York, Washington D.C., Orlando, Atlanta and Chicago. Through striking artistic doors, real homeowner stories and opportunities for public participation, the installation invited thousands of people to consider a simple but profound question: What does home mean to you?
Across Europe, millions of buildings stand empty while people struggle to find affordable places to live. HFHI conducted this research to better understand which financial mechanisms and models are most effective in converting vacant spaces into affordable housing. Looking across different European cities, the study examines how tools like loans, grants, revolving funds, and blended finance actually perform in practice - and why some approaches succeed while others fall short.
Europe is facing a dual crisis of a severe shortage of affordable housing and an urgent need to reduce carbon emissions. Habitat for Humanity’s “Empty Spaces to Homes” initiative tackles these challenges by repurposing vacant properties into affordable, energy-efficient housing.
Bratislava (January 15, 2025) – Habitat for Humanity International is delighted to announce the continuation of its long-standing partnership with wienerberger, one of the leading providers of innovative and ecological building materials and infrastructure solutions. This marks the fifth renewal of a three-year collaboration, extending the relationship into 2025–2027. Since its inception in 2012, the partnership has grown to positively impact thousands of families, creating safer and more energy-efficient homes across Europe and North America.
Kyiv, Ukraine (March 27, 2025) – Ukrainian Financial Housing Company and Habitat for Humanity in Ukraine sign Memorandum of Understanding for promoting sustainable housing finance in Ukraine and affordable housing for vulnerable people of Ukraine. The signing took place on 27 March in Kyiv as part of the First Affordable Mortgage Forum organised by the Ukrainian Financial Housing Company (UFHC) with the support of the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine.
Kyiv, Ukraine (March 4, 2025) – The State Specialized Financial Institution “State Fund for Assistance to Youth Housing Construction” (Derzhmolodzhytlo) in Ukraine and Habitat for Humanity in Ukraine signed a Memorandum of Understanding to promote sustainable and affordable housing finance options for vulnerable people affected by the war in Ukraine.
Habitat for Humanity is proud to announce the continued partnership with Umdasch Group, a global leader in construction and retail solutions based in Austria.
Bratislava (August 14, 2025) – Habitat for Humanity is excited to announce the next step in our growing collaboration with the Employee Foundation of the VKR Group. Together, we’re building on shared values and years of impactful work, this time through hands-on volunteer work and collective action in Poland.