Row of houses in Morningside neighborhood

Home is the Key stories

Read about the Detroit community

Habitat for Humanity’s vision is a world where everyone has a decent place to live.

We have firsthand experience with how safe, affordable homes change lives and communities, and with worsening racial wealth and homeownership gaps in the U.S., Habitat and our partners are engaging consumers in the work to make communities – and access to homeownership – more equitable and inclusive, and to raise funds to drive lasting change.

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Home is the key to intergenerational wealth

Finding a decent, affordable place to call home was an ongoing challenge for Donyelle, an employee of Detroit Public Schools for 36 years. “We were really in need of better housing,” Donyelle says.

Jessica hugging her two children on their porch.

Home is the key to a brighter future

For Jessica, there has never been anything more important than providing a safe and secure home for her two children. Seeing her 1-year-old crawling in an unhealthy home, Jessica says, “That was my breaking point where I said, ‘I need to make a move,’ and Habitat was that move.”

Regina and Larry in their home with big smiles

Home is the key to stability

Regina and Larry’s search for a comfortable home led them to Habitat for Humanity Detroit and the Morningside neighborhood. The couple was approved for Habitat’s homeownership program and immediately began volunteering and rooting themselves in their new community.

Aretha holding up a key, smiling in her driveway.

Home is the key to independence and freedom

For Aretha, the accessibility features in her Habitat for Humanity Detroit home “make a big difference” for her and her two children, 21-year-old Devin and 20-year-old Zacaya.

Row of houses in Morningside neighborhood of Detroit

Home is the Key to a brighter future in Detroit

A group of Habitat for Humanity volunteers swinging hammers, raising walls and growing community is a familiar sight in Detroit’s Morningside neighborhood. Since 2006, Habitat Detroit has partnered with homeowners and local organizations to build, rehabilitate or repair more than 160 homes in Morningside.