Habitat for Humanity is all about people. People in hard hats, people who live in affordable houses, people who spend their hours and days working together because they share a vision of a world where everyone has a decent place to live.
“Every day I when wake up in this house and I sit in the back warming up my car or I sit in the front or I’m shoveling a sidewalk, I just look up at it and sometimes still can’t believe that I own this. This is mine!”
The annual AmeriCorps Build-a-Thon event showcases the importance of service and the transformative power of a decent house, like the ones Frankie and Jackie built with Habitat.
Habitat homeowner Helen Prysock recently paid off her mortgage early and burned the note in celebration. She reflects on what she calls the “blessing of homeownership.”
The Habitat for Humanity Cars for Homes Program is an easy way for donors to make a huge impact on the local Habitat mission in their surrounding communities.